Intimation vs Warning - What's the difference?
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The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
Announcement; declaration.
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A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
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, passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
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, title= Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
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As nouns the difference between intimation and warning
is that intimation is the act of intimating; also, the thing intimated while warning is the action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.As a verb warning is
present participle of lang=en.As an interjection warning is
used to warn of danger in signs and notices.intimation
English
Noun
(en noun)- They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
- Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.
- At length, perchance, the immaterial heaven will appear as much higher to the American mind, and the intimations that star it as much brighter.
warning
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}