"intimation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intimation.wav Forms: intimations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|intimation}} Middle French intimation, {{uder|en|la|intimatio}} Latin intimatio Head templates: {{en-noun}} intimation (plural intimations)
  1. The act of intimating.
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  2. The thing intimated.
    Sense id: en-intimation-en-noun-tc4uriMb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 11 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 28 28 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 35 22 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 36 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 27 32 20
  3. Announcement; declaration. Translations (Announcement; declaration): съобщение (sǎobštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-intimation-en-noun-xbHaZ13k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 11 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 28 28 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 35 22 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 36 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 26 34 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 21 25 35 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 27 32 20 Disambiguation of 'Announcement; declaration': 0 1 93 6
  4. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference. Translations (A hint): намек (namek) [masculine] (Bulgarian), подмятане (podmjatane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Bediedunk [feminine] (Plautdietsch), на́тяк (nátjak) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-intimation-en-noun-qFSMmPrd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 11 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 28 28 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 35 22 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 36 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 27 32 20 Disambiguation of 'A hint': 1 3 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: intimacy, intimate

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