English-Thai Dictionary

innuendo

N การประชด  การ เสียดสี  การ แดกดัน  insinuation irony kan-pra-chod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INNUENDO

n.[L. from innuo, to nod; in and nuo.] 1. An oblique hint; a remote intimation or reference to a person or thing not named.
Mercury--owns it a marriage by innuendo.
2. In law, a word used to point out the precise person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INNUENDO

In `nu *en "do, n.; pl. Innuedoes (. Etym: [L., by intimation, by hinting, gerund of innuere, innutum, to give a nod, to intimate; pref. in- in, to + -nuere (in comp. ) to nod. See Nutation. ]

 

1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation. Mercury. .. owns it a marriage by an innuendo. Dryden. Pursue your trade of scandal picking; Your innuendoes, when you tell us, That Stella loves to talk with fellows. Swift.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: An averment employed in pleading, to point the application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff avers that the defendant said that he (innuendo the plaintiff ) was a thief. Wharton.

 

Note: The term is so applied from having been the introductory word of this averment or parenthetic explanation when pleadings were in Latin. The word "meaning " is used as its equivalent in modern forms.

 

Syn. -- Insinuation; suggestion; hint; intimation; reference; allusion; implication; representation; -- Innuendo, Insinuation. An innuendo is an equivocal allusion so framed as to point distinctly at something which is injurious to the character or reputation of the person referred to. An insinuation turns on no such double use of language, but consists in artfully winding into the mind imputations of an injurious nature without making any direct charge.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

innuendo

in nu en do |ˌinyo͞oˈendō ɪnjuˈendoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. innuendoes or innuendos ) an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one: she's always making sly innuendoes | a constant torrent of innuendo, gossip, lies, and half-truths. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘that is to say, to wit, ’ used in legal documents to introduce an explanation ): Latin, ‘by nodding at, by pointing to, ’ ablative gerund of innuere, from in- ‘toward ’ + nuere ‘to nod. ’ The noun dates from the late 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

innuendo

innuendo |ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. innuendoes or innuendos ) an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one: she's always making sly innuendoes | [ mass noun ] : a constant torrent of innuendo, gossip, lies, and half-truths. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adverb in the sense ‘that is to say, to wit ’, used in legal documents to introduce an explanation ): Latin, ‘by nodding at, by pointing to ’, ablative gerund of innuere, from in- ‘towards ’ + nuere ‘to nod ’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

innuendo

innuendo noun his innuendoes were usually just thinly veiled sexual remarks: insinuation, suggestion, intimation, implication, hint, overtone, undertone, allusion, reference; aspersion, slur.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

innuendo

innuendo noun he became the butt for their smutty innuendoes: insinuation, implication, hint, suggestion, intimation, overtone, undertone, whisper, allusion, nuance, reference, imputation, aspersion, slur. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD innuendo, hint, suggestion, insinuation See hint . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Duden Dictionary

Innuendo

In nu en do Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Innu e ndo |das Innuendo; Genitiv: des Innuendos, Plural: die Innuendos lateinisch-englisch versteckte Andeutung, Anspielung

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

innuendo

in nu en do /ɪ̀njuéndoʊ /名詞 複 ～(e )s 1 C U (性的 不快な )あてこすり, 暗示, 遠回しないやみ (insinuation ).2 C 〘法 〙(名誉毀損 （きそん ）訴訟での )真意の説明 .