connoted; connoting
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
Examples of connote in a Sentence
The word “childlike” connotes innocence.
For her, the word “family” connotes love and comfort.
Recent Examples on the Web
And also, fascism, to me, connotes a militarized society.
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016
The Hebrew word for dog, which can also connote faithfulness, is kelev, so Caleb might also be related to this word.
—Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
But in the realm of technology, collaboration connotes something very different.
—Ryan Anderson, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Harris’ expressive facial reactions connote progress for those of us who are old enough to remember when women were forbidden from wearing pantsuits on the Senate floor (Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley Braun did it anyway in 1993).
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016
The Hebrew word for dog, which can also connote faithfulness, is kelev, so Caleb might also be related to this word.
—Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
But in the realm of technology, collaboration connotes something very different.
—Ryan Anderson, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Harris’ expressive facial reactions connote progress for those of us who are old enough to remember when women were forbidden from wearing pantsuits on the Senate floor (Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley Braun did it anyway in 1993).
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Connote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connote. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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connote
verb
con·note
kə-ˈnōt 
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connoted; connoting
: to suggest in addition to the exact meaning
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