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connote
imply in addition to the literal meaning; intimate: Home cooking connotes comfort food.
Not to be confused with:
denote – be a sign of; convey; stand as a name for; indicate: A fever may denote an infection.
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con·note
(kə-nōt′)tr.v. con·not·ed, con·not·ing, con·notes
1. To suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning: The word "lion" denotes a kind of wild cat but connotes courage and dignity.
2. To have as a related or attendant condition: For a political leader, hesitation is apt to connote weakness.
[Medieval Latin connotāre, to mark along with : Latin com-, com- + Latin notāre, to mark (from nota, mark; see gnō- in Indo-European roots).]
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connote
(kɒˈnəʊt)vb (tr; often takes a clause as object)
1. (of a word, phrase, etc) to imply or suggest (associations or ideas) other than the literal meaning: the word "maiden" connotes modesty.
2. to involve as a consequence or condition
[C17: from Medieval Latin connotāre, from notāre to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note]
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con•note
(kəˈnoʊt)v.t. -not•ed, -not•ing.
1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning: To me, a fireplace connotes comfort and hospitality.
2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment: Injury connotes pain.
[1645–55; < Medieval Latin connotāre= Latin con- con- + notāre to note]
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connote
Past participle: connoted
Gerund: connoting
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| connote |
| Present |
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| I connote |
| you connote |
| he/she/it connotes |
| we connote |
| you connote |
| they connote |
| Preterite |
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| I connoted |
| you connoted |
| he/she/it connoted |
| we connoted |
| you connoted |
| they connoted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am connoting |
| you are connoting |
| he/she/it is connoting |
| we are connoting |
| you are connoting |
| they are connoting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have connoted |
| you have connoted |
| he/she/it has connoted |
| we have connoted |
| you have connoted |
| they have connoted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was connoting |
| you were connoting |
| he/she/it was connoting |
| we were connoting |
| you were connoting |
| they were connoting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had connoted |
| you had connoted |
| he/she/it had connoted |
| we had connoted |
| you had connoted |
| they had connoted |
| Future |
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| I will connote |
| you will connote |
| he/she/it will connote |
| we will connote |
| you will connote |
| they will connote |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have connoted |
| you will have connoted |
| he/she/it will have connoted |
| we will have connoted |
| you will have connoted |
| they will have connoted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be connoting |
| you will be connoting |
| he/she/it will be connoting |
| we will be connoting |
| you will be connoting |
| they will be connoting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been connoting |
| you have been connoting |
| he/she/it has been connoting |
| we have been connoting |
| you have been connoting |
| they have been connoting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been connoting |
| you will have been connoting |
| he/she/it will have been connoting |
| we will have been connoting |
| you will have been connoting |
| they will have been connoting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been connoting |
| you had been connoting |
| he/she/it had been connoting |
| we had been connoting |
| you had been connoting |
| they had been connoting |
| Conditional |
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| I would connote |
| you would connote |
| he/she/it would connote |
| we would connote |
| you would connote |
| they would connote |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have connoted |
| you would have connoted |
| he/she/it would have connoted |
| we would have connoted |
| you would have connoted |
| they would have connoted |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | connote - express or state indirectly evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" |
| 2. | connote - involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic |
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connote
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connote
verbTo have or convey a particular idea:
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Translations
impliciratikonotiratisugerirati
utal
konotowaćprzywodzić na myślprzywoływaćsugerować
implicasugera
konotiratinamigovati
impliciratisugerisati
innebära
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connote
[kəˈnəʊt] (formal) vt (= suggest, imply) → suggérer
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connote
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