Insinuation Definition

ĭn-sĭnyo͝o-āshən
insinuations
noun
insinuations
The act of insinuating.
Webster's New World
Something insinuated.
Webster's New World
Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion.
American Heritage

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.

Wiktionary

The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.

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insinuation
Plural:
insinuations

Origin of Insinuation

  • 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”)

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