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单词 intimations
释义

intimation

noun

in·​ti·​ma·​tion ˌin-tə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce intimation (audio)
plural intimations
: an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint
intimations that she may retire from teaching next year
It can be any time from the earliest intimation of fall, when wetland maples turn a searing red, to the third week of October, when gaudy leaves carpet the forest floor. Madeline Drexler
They bored me stiff but George had expertise and gave occasional intimations of power in reserve. Tobias Wolff

Synonyms

  • clue
  • cue
  • hint
  • indication
  • inkling
  • lead
  • suggestion
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Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above

intimations

noun

plural of intimation
as in indications
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • indications
  • hints
  • clues
  • cues
  • suggestions
  • inklings
  • ideas
  • signs
  • suspicions
  • glimpses
  • allusions
  • implications
  • leads
  • notions
  • insinuations
  • evidences
  • inferences
  • glimmers
  • premonitions
  • feelings
  • overtones
  • mentions
  • innuendos
  • signals
  • whiffs
  • scents
  • intuitions
  • winds
  • presentiments
  • inspirations
  • forebodings
  • portents
  • innuendoes
  • flickers
  • tips
  • symptoms
  • breaths
  • harbingers
  • hunches
  • omens
  • keys
  • presages
  • prompts
  • assistances
  • tokens
  • winks
  • pointers
  • denotations
  • telltales
  • guideposts
  • foretastes
  • auguries
  • nods
  • tip-offs
  • marks
  • prefigurements
  • foreshadowers

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