hint

1. 1.

   an indirect suggestion

   “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”

   Synonymsintimationbreath

   Broadersuggestion
2. 2.

   a slight indication

   Synonymsclue

   Broaderindication
3. 3.

   a slight but appreciable amount

   “this dish could use a touch of garlic”

   Synonymstouchtingemitepinchjotspecksoupcon

   Broadersmall indefinite quantity

   Narrowersnuff
4. 4.

   a just detectable amount

   “he speaks French with a trace of an accent”

   “a hint mockery in her manner”

   “a tint of glamour”

   Synonymstracetintsuggestion

   Broadersmall indefinite quantity

   Narrowerspark
5. 5.

   an indication of potential opportunity

   “he got a tip on the stock market”

   “a good lead for a job”

   Synonymstipleadsteerconfidential informationwind

   Broaderguidance

1. 1.

   drop a hint; intimate by a hint

   Synonymssuggest

   Broaderconvey

   Narrowerintimateclue inallude

Other forms of hint

plural

hints·

past tense

hinted·

present participle

hinting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hint

What does hint mean?

hint means "an indirect suggestion". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hint?

hint has 1 syllable: hint. In IPA it is /ˈhɪnt/.

What is another word for hint?

Close synonyms include intimation, breath, clue, touch, tinge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hint a common word?

hint is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.