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connote

[ kuh-noht ]

verb (used with object)

connoted, connoting.
  1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:

    The word “fireplace†often connotes hospitality, warm comfort, etc.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment:

    Injury connotes pain.



verb (used without object)

connoted, connoting.
  1. to have significance only by association, as with another word:

    Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.

connote

/ °ìɒˈ²Ôəʊ³Ù /

verb

  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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of connote1

1645–55; < Medieval Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô²Ô´Ç³ÙÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to Latin con- con- + ²Ô´Ç³ÙÄå°ù±ð to note
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of connote1

C17: from Medieval Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô²Ô´Ç³ÙÄå°ù±ð, from ²Ô´Ç³ÙÄå°ù±ð to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note
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Your singing connotes a degree of wisdom — it’s the voice of someone who’s thought through a situation and reached a conclusion.

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While the color of fresh olive oil does not connote quality, the color change as it sits on a shelf does.

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It connotes the unusual, the peculiar, the weird, the marginal.

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She mentions “flat lawn†without irony — it is a Hollywood marker connoting accessibility not only geographic but on a shifting scale determined by zeitgeist, fame and the whims of luck.

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Pink connotes dawn, the promise of coming daylight.

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