Insinuation

·noun The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.

II. Insinuation ·noun The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.

III. Insinuation ·noun That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

IV. Insinuation ·noun The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means;

— formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.