insinuation

English

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)

  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
  2. 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. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
  4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
    Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

Translations

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

insinuation f (plural insinuations)

  1. insinuation

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

insinuation c

  1. an insinuation

Declension

Declension of insinuation 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative insinuation insinuationen insinuationer insinuationerna
Genitive insinuations insinuationens insinuationers insinuationernas

References

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