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.
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Elias is a strong name that connotes strength and leadership in its bearers, just like Elijah the Prophet.
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Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
Read More: How to Train Like an Olympian Mass media started calling it breakdancing to broadly connote that dancing was involved, but the term harkens back to an outdated image of the sport.
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Yael Eban & Matthew Gamber Several artists made use of objects that immediately connote academia.
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Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
Read More: How to Train Like an Olympian Mass media started calling it breakdancing to broadly connote that dancing was involved, but the term harkens back to an outdated image of the sport.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 29 July 2024
Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.
—Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
Yael Eban & Matthew Gamber Several artists made use of objects that immediately connote academia.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 5 July 2024
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“Connote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connote. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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