intimation

Noun
Synonyms: hintbreathinklingglimmeringglimmer

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an indirect suggestion“not a breath of scandal ever touched her”Synonyms: hintbreath
  2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding“he had no inkling what was about to happen”Synonyms: inklingglimmeringglimmer
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intimation \In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. [1913 Webster]

2.Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.— Holland.[1913 Webster]

3.A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. [1913 Webster]

Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.— Bp. Burnet.[1913 Webster]
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