innuendo vs signification

innuendo

noun
  • A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation. 

  • Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description. 

  • She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed. 

  • A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument. 

verb
  • To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied. 

signification

noun
  • A meaning of a word. 

  • Evidence for the existence of something. 

  • The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance. 

How often have the words innuendo and signification occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )