Hint word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "hint" word

[noun] an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
[noun] a slight indication
[noun] an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
[noun] a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
[noun] a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
[verb] drop a hint; intimate by a hint

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\Hint\, 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. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope. Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
\Hint\, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson. {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously. Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.
\Hint\, n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. Our hint of woe Is common. --Shak. The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More. Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See {Suggestion}.

Synonyms for hint

breath, clue, confidential information, intimation, jot, lead, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, steer, suggest, suggestion, tinge, tip, touch, trace, wind

Related terms: admonition, allude to, arcane meaning, assumption, bare suggestion, be symptomatic of, betoken, broad hint, dash, deterrent example, differentiate, give evidence, give the cue, glimmer, glimmering, importune, involve, key word, moral, notice, nudge, pointing, presumption, soupcon, spice, strain, sup, symptomatize, testify, whisper

The fun area, different aproach to word »hint«

Let's analyse "hint" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNIH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... .. -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: hint: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: hint: 8 + 9 + 5 + 2 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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