innuendo

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
2. A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
3. A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
4. Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.

Verb

To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.

Concetti

insinuazione

sottinteso

indiretta

sinonimi

insinuation

hint

irony

allusion

sarcasm

satire

sign

signal

suggestion

beck A hint

mute sign

oblique hint

intimation

overtone

overtones

Traduzioni

insinuation

insinuação

Anspielung

insinuación

indirecta

indireta

kinaye

υπονοούμενο

sous-entendu

Innuendo

toespeling

versteckte Andeutung

insinuació

insinuatie

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“I give a nod”).