noun. in· ti· ma· tion ˌin-tə-ˈmā-shən. plural intimations. : an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint. intimations that she may retire from teaching next year. It can be any time …

intimation 1. A subtle pointing out: clue, cue, hint, suggestion. 2. A slight amount or indication:

intimation noun [ C ] formal uk / ˌɪn.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ˌɪn.t̬əˈmeɪ.ʃ ə n / the action of making clear what you think or want without saying it directly, or something that makes something clear in …

intimation noun as in indication a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was …

noun the act of intimating, or making known indirectly. a hint; suggestion: The death of his father was his first intimation of mortality. QUIZ WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE …

The noun intimation means a hint or an indirect suggestion. Your teacher's intimation that there could be a quiz the next day might send you into a panic, while your friend sitting beside you might not even notice. Intimation comes from the Latin word intimationem, which means an announcement.

intimation noun A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Etymology: From intimatio (Compare intimation) Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Intimation noun Hint; obscure or indirect declaration or direction.

intimation noun [ C ] formal us / ˌɪn.t̬əˈmeɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌɪn.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃ ə n / the action of making clear what you think or want without saying it directly, or something that makes something clear in …

INTIMATION, civil law. The name of any judicial act by which a notice of a legal proceeding. is given to some one; but it is more usually understood to mean the notice or summons which an appellant causes to be given to the opposite party, that the sentence will be reviewed by the superior judge.

10 thg 12, 2022 · intimation in American English (ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən ) noun 1. the act of intimating 2. a formal announcement or declaration now chiefly in law 3. a hint; indirect suggestion Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin ME intimacion < OFr intimation < LL intimatio