action of intimating; allusion, hint; announcement (Archaic)
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Intimation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
(n.)
Announcement; declaration.
Announcement; declaration.
(n.)
A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
intimation
\in`ti*ma"tion\ (?), n. [l. intimatio: cf. f. intimation.]
1. the act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
2. announcement; declaration. they made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
3. a hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. without mentioning the king of england, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. burnet.
intimation
n
1. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: hint, breath]
2. a slight suggestion; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: inkling]
Gorbwyll = n. intimation
Goson = n. an intimation, rumour; v. to intimate slightly
Noun
1. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
(synonym) hint, breath
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
(derivation) suggest, intimate
2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
(synonym) inkling, glimmering, glimmer
(hypernym) suggestion
(derivation) suggest, intimate
Intimation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Intimate may refer to:
- Intimate examination, a physical examination for medical purposes that includes examination of the breasts, genitalia, or rectum of a patient
- Intimate ion pair, the interactions between a cation, anion and surrounding solvent molecules
- Intimate media, media artifacts created and collected to capture and commemorate aspects of family and intimate relationships
- Intimate part, a place on the human body which it is usually customary to keep covered with clothing in public areas
- Intimate relationship, a particularly close interpersonal relationship
- Intimate (album), the debut album by Australian actress and singer Toni Pearen
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