All 6 Uses of
intimation
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- Mrs. Penniman did not tell her brother, on the drive home, that she had intimated to this agreeable young man, whose name she did not know, that, with her niece, she should be very glad to see him; but she was greatly pleased, and even a little flattered, when, late on a Sunday afternoon, the two gentlemen made their appearance.†
Chpt 5intimated = hinted or suggested
- Virtually, he had made known as much already—his visits had been a series of eloquent intimations of it.†
Chpt 10intimations = hints or suggestions of something
- It may be thought the Doctor was too positive, and Mrs. Almond intimated as much.†
Chpt 13intimated = hinted or suggested
- Morris, indeed, needed all the satisfaction that stewed oysters could give him, for it may be intimated to the reader that he regarded Mrs. Penniman in the light of a fifth wheel to his coach.†
Chpt 15
- He closed with an intimation that his professional pursuits might compel him to travel for some months, and with the hope that when they should each have accommodated themselves to what was sternly involved in their respective positions—even should this result not be reached for years—they should meet as friends, as fellow-sufferers, as innocent but philosophic victims of a great social law.†
Chpt 31intimation = a hint or suggestion of something
- Catherine uttered no intimation that she measured the influence of her words; and he presently went on, "You have not changed—the years have passed happily for you."†
Chpt 35 *
Definition:
a subtle hint or something indicated indirectly