English Explanatory Dictionary

connote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
  2. To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
  3. To express without overt reference; to imply.
  4. To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnəʊt/ /kɒˈnəʊt/ /kəˈnoʊt/ en-us-connote.ogg

Word forms

connote connotes connoting connoted

Etymology

From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).

Synonyms

entail imply predicate

Related words

connotation connotative connotatively connotive denote

Derived words

connotatory misconnote
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