Home › Words › R › rumintrumintrumint means information of dubious veracity, particularly when grounded in rumor.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rumint ranks #9,754 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rumor and intelligence; apparently a pun on HUMINT.nounInformation of dubious veracity, particularly when grounded in rumorDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rumoritis 66% match — A tendency to spread rumors. vs rumint →bruit 60% match — Hearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this. vs rumint →amebo 60% match — rumormonger vs rumint →rumminess 56% match — The quality of being rummy, or odd. vs rumint →reportingly 55% match — By common report or rumour. vs rumint →rummily 54% match — In a rum fashion; oddly, strangely. vs rumint →bruiting 54% match — The act of one who bruits something; the promulgation of news or rumours. vs rumint →talemongering 54% match — Synonym of talebearing (“the spreading of gossip or rumor”). vs rumint →