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BNC: 18734 COCA: 21089

— intimation

/ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/ noun, plural intimations
[count]
[noncount]
BNC: 18734 COCA: 21089

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

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intimation was in 1531
BNC: 18734 COCA: 21089

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