hint

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A clue.
2. An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
3. A small, barely detectable amount.
4. Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
5. An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
6. (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
2. (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
3. (transitive) To develop and add hints to a font.

Intj

Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely.

Concepts

allusion

indication

faire allusion

suggérer

indice

insinuer

suggestion

inspirer

tuyau

signe

trace

soupçon

pointe

pollen

pourboire

preuve

proposer

renseignement

souffle

tendance

toucher

truc

un peu

vent

alusion

brin

haleine

imputation

indices

insinuation

laisser comprendre

un petit peu

acarien

toucher un mot de

accusation

astuce

conduire

conseil

court

décrire

impliquer

indiquer

laisser entendre

penser

🤔

piste

Synonymes

suggestion

suggest

clue

intimation

imply

insinuate

intimate

insinuation

trace

indication

allusion

tip

inkling

sign

signal

prompt

indicate

cue

give a hint

allude to

allude

implication

lead

touch

steer

tinge

key

🔑

gesture

innuendo

advice

allegory

confidential information

scent

wind

point

omen

warn

breath

speck

suspicion

consequence

significance

connotation

propound

remind

soupcon

meaning

overtone

pinch

mite

Traductions

Hinweis

accenno

alludere

Andeutung

andeuten

tip

sugerir

indirecta

zinspelen

Tipp

υπαινιγμός

Wink

👋

suggerire

allusione

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɪnt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: hinten

Hérité de ancien anglais: hentan

In summary

From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.