hint
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing.
perceived indication or suggestion; note; intimation: a hint of spring in the air.
Obsolete. an occasion or opportunity.
to give a hint of: gray skies hinting a possible snowfall.
to make indirect suggestion or allusion; subtly imply (usually followed by at): The article hinted at corruption in the mayor's office.
Origin of hint
1synonym study For hint
Other words for hint
Opposites for hint
Other words from hint
- hinter, noun
- un·hint·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hint
/ (hɪnt) /
a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner: he dropped a hint
a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion
a small amount; trace
(when intr, often foll by at; when tr, takes a clause as object) to suggest or imply indirectly
Origin of hint
1Derived forms of hint
- hinter, noun
- hinting, noun
- hintingly, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hint
see take a hint.
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