connote C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /kəˈnoʊt/ UK /kəˈnəʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #208294 Meanings 1 verb To suggest a meaning or feeling beyond the literal one. For many people the word "home" connotes warmth and safety. 2 verb To imply or involve as a necessary result. Poverty often connotes hunger and poor health. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to suggest a meaning or... imply 2 verb · to imply or involve as a... entailimply Word family Forms connotedconnotesconnoting Derived forms connotatorymisconnote Related forms connotationconnotativeconnotativelyconnotivedenote Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”). connotō la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # connote **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəˈnoʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈnəʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 208294 ## Meanings 1. To suggest a meaning or feeling beyond the literal one. 2. To imply or involve as a necessary result. ## Examples - For many people the word "home" connotes warmth and safety. - Poverty often connotes hunger and poor health. ## Derived Forms - connotatory - misconnote ## Related Forms - connotation - connotative - connotatively - connotive - denote ## Roots and Affixes - Root: connotō ## Etymology From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”). ## AI Etymology Connote is from Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include connotō (la-med). Current senses include to suggest a meaning or feeling beyond the literal one and to imply or involve as a necessary result. The wider family includes derived forms such as connotatory and misconnote; related words such as connotation, connotative, connotatively, and connotive. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown