Anspielung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allusion noun An indirect reference to something — a person, event or work — that the audience is expected to recognize without it being named outright.
- hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
- innuendo noun An indirect or hinted remark, often with a sexual or critical meaning, that is not stated outright.
- insinuation noun An indirect hint or suggestion, usually implying something unflattering.
Senses
Anspielung is used for these senses in English:
- allusion An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
- hint An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- innuendo A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
- insinuation That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
hint — full definition
- noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
- noun A very small trace or amount of something.
- verb To suggest something indirectly, without saying it outright.
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