Connote

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /kəˈnəʊt/, /kɒˈnəʊt/
• US IPA: /kəˈnoÊŠt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt

Origin

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

Full definition of connote

Verb

1. (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
2. (transitive) To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.Poverty connotes hunger.
3. (intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.
4. (intransitive) To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

Synonyms

• (possess an inseparable condition) entail, imply
• (express without overt reference) entail, imply
• (require as a logical predicate) predicate

Related terms

• connotation
• connotative
• connotatively
• connotive

Anagrams

• contone