insinuation

Meaning

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

Synonyms

hint

innuendo

allusion

suggestion

intimation

allegory

implication

irony

ingratiation

reflection

indirect suggestion

discussion

inkling

intent

intention

plan

proposal

purpose

snide remark

Translations

insinuation

insinuación

insinuação

insinuazione

Anspielung

Andeutung

υπαινιγμός

indirecta

insinuació

propos

sous-entendu

versteckte Andeutung

Unterstellung

insinuatie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

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”).