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intimation

[ in-tuh-mey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn təˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.

a hint; suggestion: The death of his father was his first intimation of mortality.

Words nearby intimation

intifada, intima, intimacy, intimate, intimate borrowing, intimation, intimations of immortality, intime, intimidate, intimist, intimitis

Example sentences from the Web for intimation

They had to hear our addresses and prayers and hymns; they had to listen to the intimation of our future meetings.

The Story of John G. Paton |James Paton
This is the first intimation of his interest in what was to be the work of his life.

Tennyson and His Friends |Various
At this intimation the Gun Club merely shrugged its shoulders and returned to its great work.

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It |Jules Verne
Whether the wound was slight or serious, no intimation was given.

Frank's Campaign |Horatio Alger, Jr.

The letter was very short with an intimation that Lady Augustus would no doubt have explained the details of the arrangement.

The American Senator |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for intimation

intimation

/ (ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

a hint or suggestion

rare an announcement or notice