insinuation
English
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Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- 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.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
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a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
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Further reading
[edit]- “insinuation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “insinuation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]insinuation f (plural insinuations)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “insinuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]insinuation c
- an insinuation
Declension
[edit]Declension of insinuation
Related terms
[edit]- insinuera (“insinuate”)
References
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