Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SIN-U-A'TION
IN-SIN'U-A-TING-LYIN-SIN'U-A-TIVE
IN-SIN-U-A'TION, n. [Fr. from L. insinuatio.]
- The act of insinuating; a creeping or winding in; a flowing into crevices.
- The act of gaining on favor or affections, by gentle or artful means.
- The art or power of pleasing and stealing on the affections. He had a natural insinuation and address, which made him acceptable in the best company. Clarendon.
- A hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion. Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
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