'HINT' definitions:
Definition of 'hint'
(from WordNet)
noun
An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: hint, intimation, breath]
noun
A slight indication [syn: hint, clue]
noun
A slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon]
noun
A just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: trace, hint, suggestion]
noun
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint]
verb
Drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: hint, suggest]
Definition of 'Hint'
From: GCIDE
- Hint \Hint\, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. [1913 Webster]
- We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
- Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hint'
From: GCIDE
- Hint \Hint\, n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. [1913 Webster]
- Our hint of woe Is common. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More.
- Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hint'
From: GCIDE
- Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hinting.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. Hent.] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. [1913 Webster]
- Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
- Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonishment,
- admonition,
- adumbrate,
- adumbration,
- advert,
- advice,
- aide-memoire,
- alarm,
- allegorize,
- allegory,
- allude,
- allude to,
- allusion,
- angle,
- arcane meaning,
- argue,
- assistance,
- assume,
- assumption,
- augur,
- bare suggestion,
- be indicative of,
- be significant of,
- be symptomatic of,
- beg,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- bid fair,
- breath,
- bring to mind,
- broad hint,
- cast,
- catchword,
- caution,
- caveat,
- characterization,
- characterize,
- clue,
- coax,
- coloration,
- connotation,
- connote,
- cue,
- cue word,
- dash,
- denominate,
- denomination,
- denotation,
- denote,
- designation,
- deterrent example,
- differentiate,
- differentiation,
- direction,
- disclose,
- disclosure,
- display,
- divine,
- drop a hint,
- entail,
- evidence,
- example,
- express,
- expression,
- final notice,
- final warning,
- fingering,
- fish,
- flapper,
- foreshadow,
- foretoken,
- gentle hint,
- gesture,
- give a hint,
- give evidence,
- give prospect of,
- give the cue,
- give token,
- glance at,
- gleam,
- glimmer,
- glimmering,
- half an idea,
- hazy idea,
- help,
- highlight,
- hint at,
- hold out hope,
- hot lead,
- idea,
- identification,
- identify,
- implicate,
- implication,
- implied meaning,
- imply,
- import,
- importune,
- impression,
- index,
- indicate,
- indication,
- indicativeness,
- infer,
- inference,
- infusion,
- inkling,
- innuendo,
- insinuate,
- insinuation,
- inspiration,
- intimate,
- intimation,
- involve,
- ironic suggestion,
- jogger,
- key,
- key word,
- kick,
- lead,
- lesson,
- lick,
- look,
- make fair promise,
- make likely,
- manifest,
- manifestation,
- mark,
- mean,
- mean to say,
- meaning,
- memorandum,
- mention,
- mere notion,
- metaphorical sense,
- monition,
- moral,
- naming,
- nod,
- note,
- notice,
- notification,
- notion,
- nuance,
- nudge,
- object lesson,
- occult meaning,
- overtone,
- particle,
- picking out,
- plead,
- point indirectly to,
- point to,
- pointer,
- pointing,
- pointing out,
- pointing to,
- prefigure,
- preindicate,
- presign,
- presignal,
- presignify,
- press,
- presume,
- presumption,
- presuppose,
- presupposition,
- pretypify,
- promise,
- prompt,
- prompter,
- prompting,
- raise expectation,
- refer,
- remembrance,
- remembrancer,
- reminder,
- reveal,
- sauce,
- scent,
- scintilla,
- seasoning,
- seek,
- selection,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shadow forth,
- show,
- showing,
- sign,
- signal,
- signification,
- signify,
- sip,
- smack,
- smattering,
- smell,
- sneaking suspicion,
- solicit,
- soupcon,
- spark,
- specification,
- spell,
- spice,
- spoor,
- sprinkling,
- stand fair to,
- stand for,
- strain,
- streak,
- subsense,
- subsidiary sense,
- suggest,
- suggestion,
- sup,
- suppose,
- supposition,
- suspicion,
- symbolism,
- symptom,
- symptomaticness,
- symptomatize,
- symptomize,
- taint,
- take for granted,
- taste,
- telltale,
- tempering,
- testify,
- thought,
- threat,
- tickler,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tip,
- tip off,
- tip-off,
- token,
- touch,
- trace,
- track,
- trifle,
- twang,
- typify,
- ultimatum,
- undercurrent,
- undermeaning,
- undertone,
- vague idea,
- vein,
- verbum sapienti,
- vestige,
- warning,
- warning piece,
- whiff,
- whisper,
- wind,
- wink
Acronyms for 'hint'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Hierarchical INTegration [benchmark]