Added 8 October 2026
hint
/hɪnt/ noun
In Latin: subsōnō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An indirect suggestion.
not a breath of scandal ever touched her
- A slight indication.
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A slight but appreciable amount.
this dish could use a touch of garlic
verb
Origin
From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.
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