intimation

n.

[L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.]

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.

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noun

1. A subtle pointing out: clue, cue, hint, suggestion. See knowledge/ignorance, suggest.
2. A slight amount or indication: breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. Informal whisker. See big/small/amount, show/hide.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an indirect suggestion
  Synonyms: hint, breath

Meaning #2: a slight suggestion
  Synonym: inkling

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - antydning, vink, tilkendegivelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanduiding

Français (French)
n. - avis à mots couverts, suggestion, avis (de décès, etc)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Andeutung, Mitteilung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναγγελία, γνωστοποίηση, νύξη, υπαινιγμός

Italiano (Italian)
notificazione, preannuncio, intimazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - intimação (f)

Русский (Russian)
намек, объявление

Español (Spanish)
n. - indicación, insinuación, indicio, intimación, notificación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - meddelande, antydan, tecken

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暗示, 通知, 讽示

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暗示, 通知, 諷示

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 암시, 고지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ほのめかし, 暗示, 通告, 通達, 通知

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تلميح, إشارة, ملاحظه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הודעה, רמז‬

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