English
Etymology
[L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]
Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪnt��meɪ��n/, SAMPA|/%Int@meIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Noun
intimation
#The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
#Announcement; declaration.
#* They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. — Holland.
#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.
#* At length, perchance, the immaterial heaven will appear as much higher to the American mind, and the intimations that star it as much brighter. — 1862 w:Henry David Thoreau|Thoreau, ''Walking''.
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