insinuation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations) The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. 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. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== insinuate insinuator ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “insinuation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “insinuation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.si.nɥa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === insinuation f (plural insinuations) insinuation ==== Related terms ==== insinuer === Further reading === “insinuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === insinuation c an insinuation ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== insinuera (“insinuate”) === References === “insinuation”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “insinuation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “insinuation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)