hints Meaning & Definition
What Does Hints Mean?
Hints is a noun that means plural of hint. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of hint. As a verb, it means To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
Word Facts for Hints
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //hɪnts// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Hints Definition (Noun)
- plural of hint
Hints as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of hint
Noun
- A clue.
I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
- A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
- A small, barely detectable amount of.
I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.
- Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as hinting.
This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.
- An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
Verb
- To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
- To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
to hint a suspicion
- To develop and add hints to a font.
The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
Synonyms of Hints
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Hints synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Hints
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Hints in a Sentence
I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.
This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.
She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
to hint a suspicion
The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
Word Forms & Grammar
hints
Words That Rhyme With Hints
Hints Pronunciation
Hints is pronounced //hɪnts// and has 1 syllable.