connote

verb

con·note kə-ˈnōt How to pronounce connote (audio)

kä-

connoted; connoting

transitive verb

: to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning

all the misery that poverty connotes

For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.

: to imply as a logical connotation

: to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant

the remorse so often connoted by guilt

Example Sentences

The word “childlike” connotes innocence. For her, the word “family” connotes love and comfort.

Recent Examples on the Web According to a former employee, OpenSea provided a list of terms employees should use in place of words that might connote securities.

Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 The reference number is nothing more than a reference number and does not imply or connote a lower or higher priority.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Russian tanks, missiles and armored vehicles on parade were painted with an orange and black stripe to connote the St George’s ribbon.

Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Bike companies aren’t quite there yet, but there are certain sounds that have come to connote high performance, such as the whooshing of carbon wheels and the aggressive snarl of a tightly-sprung set of freewheel pawls.

Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2022 To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn’t sound like the paragon of elegance—its name fails to connote the caché of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis.

Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022 Last night on Madison Avenue, two families whose names connote aesthetic excellence hosted a glittering celebration.

Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2022 At the same time, Astrid & Lilly‘s chipperness does not connote shallowness of feeling.

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022 Rodolitz likened NFTs to traditional status symbols, like designer handbags or sneakers, that people use to connote their tastes and means.

Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	connoting
释义	connote verb con·note kə-ˈnōt kä- connoted; connoting transitive verb 1 a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning all the misery that poverty connotes For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort. b : to imply as a logical connotation 2 : to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant the remorse so often connoted by guilt Example Sentences The word “childlike” connotes innocence. For her, the word “family” connotes love and comfort. Recent Examples on the Web According to a former employee, OpenSea provided a list of terms employees should use in place of words that might connote securities. Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 The reference number is nothing more than a reference number and does not imply or connote a lower or higher priority. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Russian tanks, missiles and armored vehicles on parade were painted with an orange and black stripe to connote the St George’s ribbon. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Bike companies aren’t quite there yet, but there are certain sounds that have come to connote high performance, such as the whooshing of carbon wheels and the aggressive snarl of a tightly-sprung set of freewheel pawls. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2022 To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn’t sound like the paragon of elegance—its name fails to connote the caché of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis. Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022 Last night on Madison Avenue, two families whose names connote aesthetic excellence hosted a glittering celebration. Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2022 At the same time, Astrid & Lilly‘s chipperness does not connote shallowness of feeling. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022 Rodolitz likened NFTs to traditional status symbols, like designer handbags or sneakers, that people use to connote their tastes and means. Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to note First Known Use 1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2 connoting 1 of 2 adjective as in implying Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance implying insinuating symbolic suggestive hinting denoting signifying symbolical characteristic alluding referring expressive demonstrative symptomatic exhibiting indicative allusive denotative telltale reflective significant connoting 2 of 2 verb present participle of connote as in denoting formal, of a word to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning The word "childlike" connotes innocence. For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort. Synonyms & Similar Words denoting implying signifying meaning representing expressing suggesting symbolizing spelling indicating intending intimating hinting personifying embodying specifying inferring epitomizing importing insinuating signaling mentioning citing proclaiming adverting symbolling designating announcing symboling explaining signalling amounting (to) elucidating adding up (to) declaring alluding (to) touching (on or upon) instancing referring (to) pointing (to)
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connote

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