connote

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to suggest a meaning or... imply

2 verb · to imply or involve as a... entail imply

Word family

Forms connotedconnotesconnoting

Derived forms connotatorymisconnote

Related forms connotation connotativeconnotativelyconnotivedenote

Etymology

From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).

connotō la-med

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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