Meanings
plural insinuations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- countableuncountableThe art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- countableuncountableThat which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latininsinuatio
- Middle Frenchinsinuation
- Englishinsinuation
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian подмазване, докарване
- подмазване (podmazvane)act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- докарване (dokarvane)act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- намек (namek)a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- инсинуация (insinuacija)a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Catalan insinuació
- insinuacióa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Danish insinuation
- insinuationa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
French insinuation, insinuation
- insinuationact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- insinuationa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
German Einschmeicheln, Anbiedern
- Einschmeichelnact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- Anbiedernact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- Bauchpinselnact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- Einschmeicheleiact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- Anbiederungact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- Unterstellunga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- Andeutunga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- Anspielunga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- versteckte Andeutunga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- unterschwellige Anspielunga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- Insinuationa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Italian insinuazione
- insinuazionea suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Japanese 当て付け
- 当て付け (atetsuke)a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Polish insynuacja
- insynuacjaa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Portuguese insinuação
- insinuaçãoa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Russian инсинуа́ция, инсинуа́ция
- инсинуа́ция (insinuácija)act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- инсинуа́ция (insinuácija)a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- намёк (namjók)a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Spanish insinuación, insinuación
- insinuaciónact of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means
- insinuacióna suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Swedish insinuation
- insinuationa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Tagalog parinig, patama
- pariniga suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- patamaa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
- patutsadaa suggestion or intimation by distant allusion
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with insinuation
Cite this entry
insinuation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuation
“insinuation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insinuation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuation.
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