innuendo C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #26810 Meanings 1 noun An indirect remark that hints at something, often something rude or unkind. His speech was full of innuendo about the mayor's private life. 2 noun A remark that hints at something sexual without saying it directly. The comedy was full of cheap jokes and sexual innuendo. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an indirect remark that... insinuation Word family Forms innuendoesinnuendos Derived forms innuendousinsinuendo Etymology AI details From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”). *new- (nod) Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # innuendo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 26810 ## Meanings 1. An indirect remark that hints at something, often something rude or unkind. 2. A remark that hints at something sexual without saying it directly. ## Examples - His speech was full of innuendo about the mayor's private life. - The comedy was full of cheap jokes and sexual innuendo. ## Derived Forms - innuendous - insinuendo ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *new- (nod) ## Etymology From the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”). ## AI Etymology Innuendo is from the Latin innuendō (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innuō (“to give a nod”). Important recorded forms include *new- (nod) (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include an indirect remark that hints at something, often something rude or unkind and a remark that hints at something sexual without saying it directly. The wider family includes derived forms such as innuendous and insinuendo. ## Topics - Describing People markdown