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Antonyms for innuendo

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-yoo-en-doh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn yuˈɛn doʊ

Definition of innuendo

Origin :
  • 1670s, "oblique hint, indiscreet suggestion," usually a deprecatory one, from Latin innuendo "by meaning, pointing to," literally "giving a nod to," ablative of gerund of innuere "to mean, signify," literally "to nod to," from in- "at" + nuere "to nod" (see numinous). Originally a legal phrase (1560s) from Medieval Latin, with the sense of "to wit." It often introduced the derogatory meaning alleged in libel cases, which influenced its broader meaning. As a verb, from 1706.
  • noun suggestion
Example sentences :
  • He might degrade Marcolina by mockery and lascivious phrases, full of innuendo.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • Then without waiting for a reply to this innuendo he turned his attention to Hardy.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • I was forced to accept the innuendo beneath his enigmatic utterances.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • In an audience thus susceptible to innuendo Lyly saw his opportunity.
  • Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson
  • The innuendo, if designed to make Mowbray smile, was far from succeeding.
  • Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
  • The innuendo that he might be unfaithful had gone through her heart like a knife.
  • Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
  • Mrs. Brimmer received the innuendo with invulnerable simplicity.
  • Extract from : « The Crusade of the Excelsior » by Bret Harte
  • He met her eyes with a smile of mockery; Its innuendo was unbearable.
  • Extract from : « A Woman's Will » by Anne Warner
  • Anglique shielded adroitly the stiletto of innuendo she had drawn.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • Where evidence was lacking, rumor and innuendo were employed.
  • Extract from : « The American Empire » by Scott Nearing

Synonyms for innuendo

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