insinuation
French, noun/ɛ̃.si.nɥa.sjɔ̃/
insinuation is spelled I-N-S-I-N-U-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,708th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insinuation is a French feminine noun meaning “insinuation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Adresse par laquelle, sans énoncer positivement une chose, on la donne à entendre, ou on prépare l’esprit à…”.
What does insinuation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsinuation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Adresse par laquelle, sans énoncer positivement une chose, on la donne à entendre, ou on prépare l’esprit à la recevoir. 2. Ce que dit un orateur pour gagner l'attention ou la bienveillance de son auditoire. 3. Sous l’Ancien Régime, inscription d’un acte sur un registre qui lui donne l'authenticité. Dans l’Église, inscription de tous les actes concernant les promotions, nominations, etc... au greffe de chaque diocèse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insinuation
- insinuations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insinuation?
- /ɛ̃.si.nɥa.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.si.nɥa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insinuation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insinuation in French?
insinuation appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).