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connote
[ kuh-noht ]
verb (used with object)
- 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: ,
- to involve as a condition or accompaniment:
Injury connotes pain.
verb (used without object)
- to have significance only by association, as with another word:
Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.
connote
/ ɒˈəʊ /
verb
- (of a word, phrase, etc) to imply or suggest (associations or ideas) other than the literal meaning
the word "maiden" connotes modesty
- to involve as a consequence or condition
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of connote1
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Example Sentences
Your singing connotes a degree of wisdom — it’s the voice of someone who’s thought through a situation and reached a conclusion.
While the color of fresh olive oil does not connote quality, the color change as it sits on a shelf does.
It connotes the unusual, the peculiar, the weird, the marginal.
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.
Pink connotes dawn, the promise of coming daylight.
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