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insinuations

insinuations is the plural of insinuation.

Meaning of insinuation

Noun

insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)

  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
  2. 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.
  3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
  4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
    • Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

Questions about insinuations

What is insinuations the plural of?
Insinuations is the plural of insinuation.

Words near insinuations in the dictionary

  1. insinuating
  2. insinuatingly
  3. insinuatingness
  4. insinuation
  5. insinuational
  6. insinuations
  7. insinuative
  8. insinuatively
  9. insinuativeness
  10. insinuator
  11. insinuators

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