intimation (ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- a hint or suggestion
- rare an announcement or notice
Usage examples
He looks to left and right, suddenly tense, touched by an intimation of danger.
, Last Shot (1986)Kelkar says that this was the only intimation the company received from Bajoria about his acquisition.
Business Today (2000)But as Rev. Green, no matter what the genre, he will inevitably include some intimation of his religious faith in his secular music.
Globe and Mail (2003)At the dinner to mark the exhibition opening, there was another, much fainter intimation of unseen depths.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)All of this had failed to give us an intimation of what was in store.
, Bedside Guardian 38 (1989)