connote

con·note

transitive verb \kə-ˈnōt, kä-\

con·not·edcon·not·ing

Definition of CONNOTE

1

: to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant <the remorse so often connoted by guilt>

2

a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning <all the misery that poverty connotes>

b : to imply as a logical connotation

Examples of CONNOTE

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

Origin of CONNOTE

Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to note

First Known Use: 1665

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, corollary, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

Rhymes with CONNOTE

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