Complete Definition of "connote"

was wotd|2007|November|3
English

Etymology
ML. term|connoto#Latin|connot�|signify beyond literal meaning, from term|com-#Latin|com-|together, + term|noto#Latin|not�|mark

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/k��n��t/|/k��n��t/
a|US IPA|/k��no�t/
SAMPA|/k@"n@Ut/
audio|en-us-connote.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��t

Verb
en-verb|connot|ing

  1. transitive To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

#: Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.

  1. transitive To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.

#: Poverty connotes hunger.

  1. intransitive To express without overt reference; to imply
  2. intransitive To require as a logical predicate to consequence

Synonyms
sense|possess an inseparable condition entail, imply
sense|express without overt reference entail, imply
sense|require as a logical predicate predicate

Related terms
connotation
connotative
connotatively
connotive

Translations
trans-top|to signify beyond principal meaning
Bosnian: t|bs|sugerisati
Croatian: t|hr|konotirati
French: t|fr|connoter, t|fr|désigner, t|fr|indiquer, t|fr|impliquer
German: t|de|konnotieren, t+|de|bedeuten
Italian: t-|it|connotare
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|sugerowa�
Romanian: t|ro|sugera, t+|ro|implica
Serbian: t|sr|sugerisati
Slovene: t|sl|konotirati
Spanish: t+|es|connotar
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trans-top|to imply, to suggest
Bosnian: t|bs|implicirati
Croatian: t|hr|konotirati, t|hr|implicirati
French: t|fr|connoter, t|fr|impliquer
German: t|de|konnotieren, t|de|suggerieren, t+|de|bedeuten
Hungarian: t|hu|utal
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|konotowa�, t|pl|przywo�ywa�t|pl|przywodzi� na my�l,
Romanian: t+|ro|implica
Romansch: t-|rm|proponer|xs=Romansch
Serbian: t|sr|implicirati
Slovene: t-|sl|namigovati, t|hr|sugerirati
Swedish: t|sv|innebära
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See also
denote

fr:connote
vi:connote
zh:connote

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