insinuation
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
insinuation noun: the act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
Noun
insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- 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.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
insinuation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
insinuation in Tamil
- சாட்டுப் பேச்சு, எறி, குத்திரம், குத்துப்பாடு
insinuation in Urdu
- چاپلوسی, اشارہ, خوشامدی, کنایہ, تلمیح
insinuation in Bengali
- ইঙ্গিত, কটাক্ষ
insinuation in Malayalam
- സേവ, കുത്തുവാക്ക്, അനുനയം, നയവഞ്ചനം
More languagesFewer languages
- insinuation in Kannada
- ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮದೂಷಣೆ, ಪ್ರಚೋಧಿತ ಆರೋಪಣೆ, ಅಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ನುಸುಳಿಸುವುದು
- insinuation in Tagalog
- parinig, patama, patutsada
Forms of insinuation
| plural | insinuations |
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Origin of insinuation
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”).
Words formed from insinuation
Words that rhyme with insinuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about insinuation
- What does insinuation mean?
- Insinuation means the act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- What is insinuation in Tamil?
- Insinuation in Tamil is சாட்டுப் பேச்சு, எறி, குத்திரம். See Insinuation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is insinuation?
- Insinuation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce insinuation?
- Insinuation is pronounced /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of insinuation?
- The plural of insinuation is insinuations.
Words near insinuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: insinuation (page history and authors); insinuation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insinuation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insinuation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insinuation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insinuation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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