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- [ingk-ling]
- /ˈɪŋk lɪŋ/
- /ˈɪŋ.klɪŋ/
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- [ingk-ling]
- /ˈɪŋk lɪŋ/
Definitions of inkling word
- noun inkling a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen. 1
- noun inkling a vague idea or notion; slight understanding: They didn't have an inkling of how the new invention worked. 1
- noun inkling A slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint. 1
- noun inkling slight idea 1
- noun inkling vague indication 1
- countable noun inkling If you have an inkling of something, you have a vague idea about it. 0
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Origin of inkling
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; obsolete inkle to hint (Middle English inklen) + -ing1; akin to Old English inca suspicion
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Parts of speech for Inkling
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preposition
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determiner
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inkling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inkling
noun inkling
- indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
- impression — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- conception — A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind.
- intimation — the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
Antonyms for inkling
noun inkling
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
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