Thesaurus: intimation

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1. n. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
2. n. Announcement; declaration.
3. n. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
4. n. an indirect suggestion
5. n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
6. 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. 2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland. 3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet.
7. n:100 n an indirect suggestion n a slight suggestion or vague understanding