Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for INNUENDO using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Innuendo
7 Letter Words for Innuendo
6 Letter Words for Innuendo
5 Letter Words for Innuendo
4 Letter Words for Innuendo
3 Letter Words for Innuendo
Definitions for Innuendo
[1] an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
[2] Law . a parenthetic explanation or specification in a pleading. (in an action for slander or libel) the explanation and elucidation of the words alleged to be defamatory. the word or expression thus explained.
[3] an indirect or subtle reference, esp one made maliciously or indicating criticism or disapproval; insinuation
[4] law (in pleading) a word introducing an explanatory phrase, usually in parenthesis
[5] law (in an action for defamation) an explanation of the construction put upon words alleged to be defamatory where the defamatory meaning is not apparent the words thus explained
Words related to Innuendo
insinuation, allusion, reference, hint, whisper, aspersion, aside, imputation, intimation, implication, overtone
Words nearby Innuendo
innovative, innoxious, inns of court, innsbruck, innu, innuendo, innuit, innumerable, innumerate, innutrition, ino
Origin of Innuendo
1555–65; < Latin: a hint, literally, by signaling, ablative of innuendum, gerund of innuere to signal, equivalent to in- in-2 + nuere to nod
Word origin for Innuendo
C17: from Latin, literally: by hinting, from innuendum, gerund of innuere to convey by a nod, from in- ² + nuere to nod
Synonyms for Innuendo
insinuation, allusion, aside, aspersion, hint, implication, imputation, intimation, overtone, reference, whisper