Korean word

암시

Pronunciation

Romanizationamsi

Meaning

  • nounhint

Example

그 표정에는 어떤 암시가 있었다.keu pyo jeong e neun eo tteon am si ga i sseot tta

There was some hint in that facial expression.

Illustration for 암시 (hint)

More examples

그 발언은 은근한 암시를 담고 있었다.keu pa reo neun eun geun han am si reul tam kko i sseot tta

That statement contained a subtle hint.

Core concept

A quiet signal that leads someone to infer a thought or feeling without a direct statement.

Common phrases

  • 암시를 주다am si reul chu da

    give a hint

  • 암시를 받다am si reul pat tta

    receive a hint

  • 암시가 있다am si ga it tta

    contain a hint

Similar words

힌트hinteu: A small piece of information helps solve a problem or understand what is happening.
신호sinho: A mark or sound sends information to a person or machine and may prompt action.

Definition in Korean

말이나 상황으로 상대에게 특정한 생각이나 감정을 은근히 떠올리게 하는 표현이나 행동ma ri na sang hwang eu ro sang dae e ge teuk jjeong han saeng ga gi na kam jeong eul eun geun hi tteo ol li ge ha neun pyo hyeo ni na haeng dong

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean formation joining ideas of hiddenness and showing, which explains its sense of presenting something indirectly.

Usage tips

  • When implication means a result or consequence in English, it does not match this word's sense of an unstated suggestion.

Other meanings

  • implicationnoun

Opposites

  • 명시myeongsiexplicit statementnoun

Related words

  • 암시하다amsihadahintverb
  • 암시적amsijeoksuggestiveadjective

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