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intimation

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in·ti·mate 1  (nt-mt)
adj.
1. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.
2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.
3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.
4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.
5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.
6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
n.
A close friend or confidant.

[Latin intimtus, past participle of intimre, to make familiar with; see intimate2.]

inti·mate·ly adv.
inti·mate·ness n.

in·ti·mate 2  (nt-mt)
tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates
1. To make known subtly and indirectly; hint. See Synonyms at suggest.
2. To announce; proclaim.

[Latin intimre, intimt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.]

inti·mater n.
inti·mation n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intimation - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
2.intimation - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"

intimation
Translations
intimation [ɪntɪˈmeɪʃən] nannonce f
intimation [ɪntɪˈmeɪʃən] nAndeutung f
intimation [ɪntɪˈmeɪʃən] nannuncio


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In the Sketches from Memory Hawthorne gives an intimation of the tale which he might write and did afterward write of The Great Carbuncle.
It sent him into the trees again--into the lower terrace where he could watch the ground below and catch with ears and nose the first intimation of actual contact with his quarry.
But as we cannot possibly divine what complection our reader may be of, and as it will be some time before he will hear any more of Jenny, we think proper to give him a very early intimation, that Mr Allworthy was, and will hereafter appear to be, absolutely innocent of any criminal intention whatever.
 
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