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noun
1An indication or hint.
‘the first intimations of trouble’‘no one gave any intimation that there had been any problems’- ‘It was, arguably, the first intimation that the war was heading towards the endgame.’
- ‘The approach to the house, looking down on roofs and with a view of the Pacific, gives some intimation of drama.’
- ‘The concluding chapters seek clues to the enigma among a maze of misconceptions and misinterpretations, and occasional intimations of conspiracy.’
- ‘With victory this time, it seemed, came intense mourning and an intimation of mortality.’
- ‘The animistic overtones of the book, and its intimations of love and death, made a deep impression.’
- ‘Along the way, he learns Japanese (the intimation is quite a lot) from a Japanese lass whom he meets in a college in California.’
- ‘This was the first intimation that Cihuatan was a real city, not a ceremonial center with a small area of elite housing.’
- ‘For in our mostly secular age it is often art that provides us with intimations of the divine.’
- ‘Every gardener longs for the first intimation of spring.’
- ‘We are given intimations of romance, all along recognizing that it is unlikely to be realized or consummated.’
- ‘The intimation of immortality comes from this sense of love for all humanity.’
- ‘This journey gave the world its first intimation of the reality of the deep ocean.’
- ‘The image is a fearful intimation of tragedy, a presentiment of a century of spiritual crisis.’
- ‘There it was again - a clear intimation of sorrow.’
- ‘Inside, this intimation was driven home by the estimates printed beside each object.’
- ‘But as our friends are here, innocently, we must not only do our best to entertain them, but avoid the slightest intimation that they were not expected.’
- ‘Quick to fear the worst, she was horrified by his intimation.’
- ‘In so doing they imply that different books should be read differently and provide intimations of how particular books should be read.’
- ‘My intimations to him, in reference to the possible imposition that was being practiced upon him, however, were indignantly repelled.’
- ‘Her mouth was set in the vague intimation of a smile.’
announcement, statement, communication, notification, notice, report, reporting, publishing, broadcasting, proclamationsuggestion, hint, indication, sign, signal, inkling, suspicion, impressionView synonyms- 1.1mass noun The action of making something known, especially in an indirect way.‘it took ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages’
- ‘In these circumstances, intimation was made that her attendance was not required.’
- ‘It is regrettable that it has taken almost ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages.’
- ‘Some of the personnel in the private hospitals said intimation regarding the meeting came at the last moment.’
- ‘Many aspirants submitted their applications along with the re-checking fee but no result or intimation is being provided to the aspirants till date.’
- ‘But upon receiving this intimation, he issued the following proclamation, dismissing the Legislature, without date.’
