'Intimation' definitions:

Definition of 'intimation'

From: WordNet
noun
An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: hint, intimation, breath]
noun
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer]

Definition of 'Intimation'

From: GCIDE
  • Intimation \In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. [1913 Webster]
  • Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'intimation'

From: Moby Thesaurus