connote
To signify beyond its literal or principal meaningTo signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
» "Jerk" connotes an embarrassing social and verbal ineptness.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
konnotieren, bedeuten
подразумеватьpodrazumevatʹ
(transitive)To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
Poverty connotes hunger.
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
(intransitive)To express without overt reference; to imply.
konnotieren, suggerieren, bedeuten
означа́тьoznačátʹ
(intransitive)To require as a logical predicate to consequence.
Examples
1 sentences"Jerk" connotes an embarrassing social and verbal ineptness.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), +From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).
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Forms
connotes, connoting, connoted, connotedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle