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intimation
in·ti·mate 1 I0201900 (ĭn′tə-mĭt)adj.1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity: intimate friends.2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship: Have they been intimate?n. A close friend or confidant.
[Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre, to make familiar with; see intimate2.]
in′ti·mate·ly adv.in′ti·mate·ness n.
in·ti·mate 2 I0202000 (ĭn′tə-māt′)tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates 1. a. To state or express indirectly: She intimated that she did not want him to call back. See Synonyms at suggest.b. To make evident indirectly: His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.2. Archaic To announce; proclaim.
[Latin intimāre, intimāt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.]
in′ti·mat′er n.in′ti·ma′tion n.intimation (ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən) n1. a hint or suggestion2. (Journalism & Publishing) rare an announcement or noticeThesaurus| Noun | 1. | intimation - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"hint, breathproffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" | | 2. | intimation - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"glimmering, inkling, glimmersuggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
intimationnoun1. hint, warning, suggestion, indication, allusion, inkling, insinuation I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.2. announcement, notice, communication, declaration their first public intimation of how they will spend the budgetintimationnoun1. A subtle pointing out:clue, cue, hint, suggestion.2. A slight amount or indication:breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.Informal: whisker.Translationsintimate (ˈintimət) adjective1. close and affectionate. intimate friends. 親密的 亲密的2. private or personal. the intimate details of his correspondence. 私人的 私人的3. (of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough. 精通的 精通的 noun a close friend. 熟友 熟友 (-meit) verb to give information or announce. 透露，公開 透露，宣布 ˌintiˈmation (-ˈmei-) noun 透露，公開 暗示，通知 ˈintimacy (-məsi) noun1. the quality of being intimate. 親密 亲密2. close friendship. 密切的友誼 亲密友谊ˈintimately (-mət-) adverb 親密地 亲密地intimation
intimation see ASSIGNATION.INTIMATION, civil law. The name of any judicial act by which a notice of a legal proceeding. is given to some one; but it is more usually understood to mean the notice or summons which an appellant causes to be given to the opposite party, that the sentence will be reviewed by the superior judge.
2. In the Scotch law, it is an instrument, of writing, made under the hand of a notary, and notified to a party, to inform him of a right which a third person had acquired; for example, when a creditor assigns a claim against his debtor, the assignee or cedent must give an intimation of this to the debtor, who, till then, is justified in making payment to the original creditor. Kames' Eq. B. 1, p. 1, s. 1. intimation
Synonyms for intimationnoun hintSynonyms- hint
- warning
- suggestion
- indication
- allusion
- inkling
- insinuation
noun announcementSynonyms- announcement
- notice
- communication
- declaration
Synonyms for intimationnoun a subtle pointing outSynonymsnoun a slight amount or indicationSynonyms- breath
- dash
- ghost
- hair
- hint
- semblance
- shade
- shadow
- soupçon
- streak
- suggestion
- suspicion
- taste
- tinge
- touch
- trace
- whiff
- whisper
- whisker
Synonyms for intimationnoun an indirect suggestionSynonymsRelated Words- proffer
- proposition
- suggestion
noun a slight suggestion or vague understandingSynonymsRelated Words |