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Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Meaning of "innuendo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INNUENDO

From Latin, literally: by hinting, from innuendum, gerund of innuere to convey by a nod, from in-² + nuere to nod.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INNUENDO

innuendo  [ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INNUENDO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Innuendo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INNUENDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Innuendo

An innuendo is an insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging, that works obliquely by allusion. In the latter sense the intention is often to insult or accuse someone in such a way that one's words, taken literally, are innocent. According to the Advanced Oxford Learner's Dictionary, an innuendo is "an indirect remark about somebody or something, usually suggesting something bad, mean or rude; the use of remarks like this: innuendoes about her private life or The song is full of sexual innuendo." The word is often used to express disapproval. The term sexual innuendo has acquired a specific meaning, namely that of a "risqué" double entendre by playing on a possibly sexual interpretation of an otherwise innocent uttering. For example: "We need to go deeper" can be seen as both a request for further inquiry on any given issue or a request to go deeper into an orifice. Alternatively the simple changing of the pronunciation of a word can be used to make it sound vulgar e.g. innuendo to "in-your-endo".

Definition of innuendo in the English dictionary

The first definition of innuendo in the dictionary is an indirect or subtle reference, esp one made maliciously or indicating criticism or disapproval; insinuation. Other definition of innuendo is a word introducing an explanatory phrase, usually in parenthesis. Innuendo is also an explanation of the construction put upon words alleged to be defamatory where the defamatory meaning is not apparent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INNUENDO


bandeau
ˈbændəʊ
Brando
ˈbrændəʊ
commando
kəˈmɑːndəʊ
condo
ˈkɒndəʊ
crescendo
krɪˈʃɛndəʊ
decrescendo
ˌdiːkrɪˈʃɛndəʊ
diminuendo
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ
Hondo
ˈhɒndəʊ
inquirendo
ˌɪnkwɪˈrɛndəʊ
kendo
ˈkɛndəʊ
mondo
ˈmɒndəʊ
morendo
mɒˈrɛndəʊ
Orlando
ɔːˈlændəʊ
perdendo
peəˈdendəʊ
reddendo
rəˈdɛndəʊ
rondo
ˈrɒndəʊ
scorrendo
skəˈrɛndəʊ
secondo
sɛˈkɒndəʊ
stringendo
strɪnˈdʒɛndəʊ
window
ˈwɪndəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INNUENDO

innovativeness
innovator
innovatory
innoxious
innoxiously
innoxiousness
Inns of Court
Innsbruck
Innu
Innuit
innumerability
innumerable
innumerableness
innumerably
innumeracy
innumerate
innumerous
innutrient
innutrition
innutritious

WORDS THAT END LIKE INNUENDO

accelerando
allargando
Belmondo
calando
forzando
glissando
go commando
kondo
largando
mancando
Ondo
Pondo
rallentando
ritardando
saltando
San Fernando
scherzando
sforzando
tondo
undo

Synonyms and antonyms of innuendo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INNUENDO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «innuendo» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of innuendo

Translation of «innuendo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INNUENDO

Find out the translation of innuendo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of innuendo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «innuendo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

影射
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indirecta
570 millions of speakers

English

innuendo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इन्युएन्दो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغمز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недосказанность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insinuação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কটাক্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insinuations
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Innuendo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versteckte Andeutung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

当てこすり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빈정대는 말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Innuendo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ám chỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவமதிப்பாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रत्यक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ima
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insinuazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

insynuacje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недомовленість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aluzii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπονοούμενα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

innuendo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insinuation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insinuasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of innuendo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INNUENDO»

The term «innuendo» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INNUENDO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «innuendo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «innuendo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about innuendo

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4 QUOTES WITH «INNUENDO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word innuendo.
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Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute.
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Emanuel Celler
We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.
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J. William Fulbright
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.
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Peter Noone
What's really fun is seeing mothers bringing their daughters to the shows. And the best part is the mothers know they don't have to worry about sexual innuendo in the songs. The shows are family shows.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INNUENDO»

Discover the use of innuendo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to innuendo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Innuendo
Gay TV journalist Todd Mills's plans to interview a reclusive movie star are interrupted by the murder of a boy he knows from the local center for gay youths, and his subsequent inquiry turns up evidence that his own lover, homicide ...
Robert Dingwall Zimmerman, 1999
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Attitudes, innuendo, and regulators: challenges of ...
Annotation The second volume in the Studies in Interpretation series delves deeper into the intricacies of sign language interpreting in Great Britain, Australia, and the United States.
Melanie Metzger, Earl Fleetwood, Gallaudet University Press, 2005
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Mexican National Identity: Memory, Innuendo, and Popular Culture
In this enlightening book, the well-known historian William Beezley contends that a Mexican national identity was forged during the nineteenth century not by a self-anointed elite but rather by a disparate mix of ordinary people and ...
William H. Beezley, 2008
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Great parliamentary scandals: five centuries of calumny, ...
In this highly entertaining, revealing and salutary expedition into the swamps of British politics, award-winning columnist and broadcaster Matthew Parris presents the low side of high office.
Matthew Parris, Kevin MacGuire, 2005
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Innuendo (Mills & Boon Blaze)
Crystal Green. Innuendo INNUENDO Crystal Green TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON AMSTERDAM.
Crystal Green, 2010
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Perspectives on Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse: A ...
Introduction The term innuendo is frequently found in the popular press, especially in an election year. Claims of innuendo, rumor and innuendo, gossip and innuendo, veiled innuendo, gossamer innuendo, unsubstantiated innuendo, and ...
Ferenc Kiefer, István Kenesei, Robert M. Harnish, 2001
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
to keep upto the courageous and active character which his hi hness (p'd' Ducem Ebor' innuendo) had heart of me, all which 1, (pred' Thomam innuendo) promised to do, whereupon we (pred' Thomam et Magistram Cellier innuendo) ...
‎1812
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The law of pleading and evidence in civil actions: arranged ...
1 of the Judges in the House of Lords, adopts the abore definition of an innuendo as given out of Salkeld: " An innuendo," says he, " means nothing more than the words 'id est,' 'scilicet,' or 'meaning,' or 'afore* said,' as explanatory of a matter ...
John Simcoe Saunders, 1831
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Cobbett's state trials
to keep up to the con raucous and active character which his highness (p'J' Ducem EI»or' innuendo) had heard of me, all which I, (pred' Thomam innuendo) promised to do, whereupon we (pred' Thomam et Magistraiu Cellier innuendo) ...
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1812
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A Treatise on the Wrongs Called Slander and Libel: And on ...
Door;“'” Death, innuendo Murder;168$ His, innuendo the defendant;“*” mere man of straw, innuendo he was insolvent.“*B5 §341. The following innuendoes were held to be unwarranted, there being no inducement to support them: Thomaston  ...
John Townshend, 1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INNUENDO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term innuendo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gene Lyons: When the media plays by 'Clinton Rules' | Chicago
The usual rules didn't seem to apply; instead it was Clinton rules, under which innuendo and guilt by association were considered perfectly OK, ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
Team Sky's Richie Porte says spectator punched him on mountain …
He insists he rides clean but has been subjected to innuendo and interrogations, which Porte railed against on Friday. The Australian rider told ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Ryan Reynolds Wants Cable To Lead The Team In An X-Force …
While the only thing we've heard about potential crossovers is unsubstantiated rumor and innuendo, it does seem plausible. We've been told ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
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From “The Continental” to “Pyramid,” TV history as seen in parody …
... the camera, Walken's slimy, mustachioed bachelor character tries to woo a female visitor with unsubtle innuendo and offers of “cham-pan-ya. «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
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Judge wants more time to consider new evidence in 1987 murder …
"The State's case against Ms. Rish was purely circumstantial, and, over the ensuing 26 years, the evidence, conjecture, and innuendo ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Asamoah Gyan heads for further riches in Shanghai amid another …
By September the innuendo linking Gyan to the disappearance had become so strong that he felt compelled to release a statement denying it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Speculation on social media about missing toddler needs to stop …
"I know that there is a lot of innuendo on social media concerning the family, I would like the public just to know that we've interviewed the ... «KLEW, Jul 15»
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Monomoy's 'Tenor' a workout for your funny bone - Entertainment …
Ludwig's script is filled with humorous dialogue, clever wordplay and spicy sexual innuendo not to mention quirky characters. The Cleveland ... «Wicked Local Orleans, Jul 15»
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The Great British Bake Off 2015 trailer - Radio Times
It'll be innuendo central as the pair talk soggy bottoms, soft baps and stiff peaks. The word 'bake' will also get immeasurably longer as Mel ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
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Queen to launch their own vinyl turntable... - Uncut
The Innuendo and Made In Heaven albums were only ever released as edited versions on vinyl but are presented here in full, split across four ... «Uncut.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Innuendo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/innuendo>. Apr 2024 ».
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