connote

Meaning

1. (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
2. (transitive) To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
3. (intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.
4. (intransitive) To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

Synonyms

imply

indicate

suggest

denote

point out

demonstrate

mean

show

manifest

display

choose

appoint

designate

elect

intimate

mark

motion

opt

pick out

predicate

signify

purport

make out

usher in

spell

matter

insinuate

Translations

impliquer

connotare

connoter

connotar

indiquer

désigner

conotar

bedeuten

assenyalar

hinweisen

zeigen

weisen

mostrar

konnotieren

indicar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈnəʊt/

Etymology

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