insinuation

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
3. (countable, uncountable) The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
4. (countable, uncountable) That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion

Concepts

insinuation

propos

sous-entendu

allusion

sous-entendus

Synonymes

hint

innuendo

allusion

suggestion

intimation

allegory

implication

irony

ingratiation

reflection

indirect suggestion

discussion

inkling

intent

intention

plan

proposal

purpose

snide remark

Traductions

insinuación

insinuação

insinuazione

Anspielung

Andeutung

υπαινιγμός

indirecta

insinuació

versteckte Andeutung

Unterstellung

Stichelei

indireta

insinuatie

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Middle French insinuation, from Old French, from Latin insinuatio, from īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”), from in (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”).