insinuation
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.
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