insinuation

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Etymology

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").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

Noun

insinuation

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.

Related terms

• insinuate
• insinuator

Translations

• French: insinuation
• German: Einschmeicheln, Anbiedern, Bauchpinseln, Einschmeichelei, Anbiederung
• Russian: инсинуа́ция
• Spanish: insinuación

Translations

• French: insinuation
• German: Unterstellung, Andeutung, Anspielung, versteckte Andeutung, unterschwellige Anspielung
• Italian: insinuazione
• Portuguese: insinuação
• Russian: инсинуа́ция
• Spanish: insinuación

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