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connote

[ kuh-noht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, con·not·ed, con·not·ing.

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: imply, intimate
to involve as a condition or accompaniment:
Injury connotes pain.

, con·not·ed, con·not·ing.

to have significance only by association, as with another word:
Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.

connote

/ kɒˈnəʊt /

(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

Origin of connote¹

1645–55; < Medieval Latin connotāre, equivalent to Latin con- con- + notāre to note

Origin of connote¹

C17: from Medieval Latin connotāre, from notāre to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note

“Designer brands connote wealth and a certain class that these people want to be part of,” he says.

Who or what “the dear bond” was is not explained, but we may connote the kindred surnames Goodbon, Goodbun, and Goodband.

But ileuede is not used elsewhere in L, and would connote decrepitude.

It is conceivable that two men may connote quite different things by the word symbol.

The using a name to connote attributes, turns the things, whether real or imaginary, into a class.

Likewise wealth and capital connote special social relations or categories.

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