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connote
imply in addition to the literal meaning; intimate: Home cooking connotes comfort food.
Not to be confused with:
denote – be a sign of; convey; stand as a name for; indicate: A fever may denote an infection.
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con·note
(kə-nōt′)tr.v. con·not·ed, con·not·ing, con·notes
1. To suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning: The word "lion" denotes a kind of wild cat but connotes courage and dignity.
2. To have as a related or attendant condition: For a political leader, hesitation is apt to connote weakness.
[Medieval Latin connotāre, to mark along with : Latin com-, com- + Latin notāre, to mark (from nota, mark; see gnō- in Indo-European roots).]
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connote
(kɒˈnəʊt)vb (tr; often takes a clause as object)
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
[C17: from Medieval Latin connotāre, from notāre to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note]
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con•note
(kəˈnoʊt)v.t. -not•ed, -not•ing.
1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning: To me, a fireplace connotes comfort and hospitality.
2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment: Injury connotes pain.
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connote
Past participle: connoted
Gerund: connoting
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Verb | 1. | connote - express or state indirectly |
2. | connote - involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic |
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connote
verb imply, suggest, indicate, intimate, signify, hint at, betoken, involve The term 'ladies' connotes females who are simultaneously put on a pedestal and patronised.
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Translations
bedeutenkonnotierensuggerieren
impliciratikonotiratisugerirati
utal
konotowaćprzywodzić na myślprzywoływaćsugerować
implicasugera
konotiratinamigovati
impliciratisugerisati
innebära
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connote
vt → suggerieren
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