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Meaning of "connote" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONNOTE

From Medieval Latin connotāre, from notāre to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONNOTE

connote  [kɒˈnəʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONNOTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Connote is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb connote in English.

WHAT DOES CONNOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Connotation

A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regards to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection. For example, a stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed; although these have the same literal meaning, strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will, while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone.

Definition of connote in the English dictionary

The definition of connote in the dictionary is to imply or suggest other than the literal meaning. Other definition of connote is to involve as a consequence or condition.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONNOTE

PRESENT

Present
I connote
you connote
he/she/it connotes
we connote
you connote
they connote
Present continuous
I am connoting
you are connoting
he/she/it is connoting
we are connoting
you are connoting
they are connoting
Present perfect
I have connoted
you have connoted
he/she/it has connoted
we have connoted
you have connoted
they have connoted
Present perfect continuous
I have been connoting
you have been connoting
he/she/it has been connoting
we have been connoting
you have been connoting
they have been connoting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I connoted
you connoted
he/she/it connoted
we connoted
you connoted
they connoted
Past continuous
I was connoting
you were connoting
he/she/it was connoting
we were connoting
you were connoting
they were connoting
Past perfect
I had connoted
you had connoted
he/she/it had connoted
we had connoted
you had connoted
they had connoted
Past perfect continuous
I had been connoting
you had been connoting
he/she/it had been connoting
we had been connoting
you had been connoting
they had been connoting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will connote
you will connote
he/she/it will connote
we will connote
you will connote
they will connote
Future continuous
I will be connoting
you will be connoting
he/she/it will be connoting
we will be connoting
you will be connoting
they will be connoting
Future perfect
I will have connoted
you will have connoted
he/she/it will have connoted
we will have connoted
you will have connoted
they will have connoted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been connoting
you will have been connoting
he/she/it will have been connoting
we will have been connoting
you will have been connoting
they will have been connoting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would connote
you would connote
he/she/it would connote
we would connote
you would connote
they would connote
Conditional continuous
I would be connoting
you would be connoting
he/she/it would be connoting
we would be connoting
you would be connoting
they would be connoting
Conditional perfect
I would have connote
you would have connote
he/she/it would have connote
we would have connote
you would have connote
they would have connote
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been connoting
you would have been connoting
he/she/it would have been connoting
we would have been connoting
you would have been connoting
they would have been connoting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you connote
we let´s connote
you connote
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to connote
Past participle
connoted
Present Participle
connoting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONNOTE


banknote
ˈbæŋkˌnəʊt
denote
dɪˈnəʊt
desknote
ˈdɛskˌnəʊt
endnote
ˈɛndˌnəʊt
euronote
ˈjuːrəʊˌnəʊt
fistnote
ˈfɪstˌnəʊt
footnote
ˈfʊtˌnəʊt
headnote
ˈhɛdˌnəʊt
keynote
ˈkiːˌnəʊt
note
nəʊt
sidenote
ˈsaɪdˌnəʊt
woodnote
ˈwʊdˌnəʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONNOTE

connivery
conniving
connivingly
connoisseur
connoisseurship
Connolly
Connors
connotate
connotation
connotational
connotative
connotatively
connotive
connotively
connubial
connubialism
connubiality
connubially
connumerate
connumeration

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONNOTE

big-note
blue note
cenote
consignment note
cover note
currency note
delivery note
eighth note
fit note
gold note
grace note
half-note
liner note
of note
pound note
promissory note
quarter note
suicide note
take note
whole note

Synonyms and antonyms of connote in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONNOTE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «connote» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of connote

Translation of «connote» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONNOTE

Find out the translation of connote to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of connote from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «connote» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

含意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

connotar
570 millions of speakers

English

connote
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संप्रेषित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضمنا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

означать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conotar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থপ্রকাশ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connoter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Connote
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

suggerieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗示する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Connote
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bao hàm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருள்படு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉनॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ifade etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

implicare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znaczyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

означати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conota
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

υποδηλωθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hulle sluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

connote
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konnoterer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of connote

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNOTE»

The term «connote» is regularly used and occupies the 106.788 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNOTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «connote» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «connote» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about connote

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONNOTE»

Discover the use of connote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to connote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
204 connote thing.' If the word shabby had been left out, and unworthy or dishonorable substituted, I suppose the sense would have been much the same. But what a drop in emotional value would have followed. As it is, we feel the tingle of ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory
But we also mentioned possibilities of architectural connotation, which should be clarified. ARCHITECTURAL CONNOTATION We said that besides denoting its function the architectural object could connote a certain ideology of the function.
Neil Leach, 2005
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Connote
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Connotea is a free online reference management service for scientists, researchers, and clinicians, created in December 2004 by Nature Publishing Group.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Maryland Medical Recorder
all other parts of the system. It is, therefore, by partial predisposition or susceptibility, that the skin suffers in this disease; so, in fevers arising from malaria— the connote signs once excited, (which see page 467) and we then find, that as certain ...
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Bryan A. Garner. 204 connive connive. See collude. ✳connotate. See connote. connotation does not mean “ramification” or “suggestion,” as in these two statements by President Carter: ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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Media Semiotics: An Introduction, Second Edition
Widescreen processes like Cinemascope and 70mm offer a very wide image in relation to its height. Black and white film might signify the past, and connote nostalgic recreation or harsh documentary realism (e.g. Schindler's List), while strong ...
Jonathan Bignell, 2002
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
connotate Misused for connote. ° I think the diflerence between the words denotate and connotate is one of those important distinctions people need to know about words. USE connote. ° The reference to “God's eyes” is an Old Testament term ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Garner's Modern American Usage
connote. A. And denote.Connote (/k?-noht/) = to imply something in addition to the literal meaning, esp. some emotional response such as tone, flavor, or association. Denote (/di-noht/) = to convey literal meaning. The nouns are connotation ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
9
Hot-Wiring Your Creative Process: Strategies for print and ...
For example, 1980s “postmodern” designers revived art deco to connote the elegance of the 1930s. But what happens if I make something neo–art deco in 2006? Does it still connote the 1930s, or does it now connote the 1980s? If the latter ...
Curt Cloninger, 2006
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Safeguarding Children and Young People
I CIues that a chiId might be maItreated Presentation Clues What they might connote Health Pregnancy in under—age girls or sexually transmitted disease in any under-age child in the absence of fully consensual sexual activity Other signs  ...
Stella Coleman, Corinne May-Chahal, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONNOTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term connote is used in the context of the following news items.
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Between the lanes
Here, it's commonly known as “lane-splitting,” for which the words connote violence. Submit a Letter to the Editor. Please fill in your full name, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Always focuses on female confidence in 'Like a Girl' follow-up
The original video, which launched online just over a year ago, criticized the use of that phrase to connote weakness or incompetence. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
The Real Student-Debt Crisis
If you're reading this, “college” may connote a very expensive, four-year residential institution where one comes of age, acquires what one ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
The cult of Vice
While most new media gigs connote aggregation drudgery and hot takes, Vice staffers—average age 26 to 27—make longform documentaries, ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
5
Reviews: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Big Data, Sammy Hagar and the …
As before, too, Failure added "Abbey Road" textures to its music, deepening it beyond the solipsistic despair that grunge used to connote. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Our delusions about history
... instructors to differentiate between the two categories, Muarikh and historian, which though seem to be close but connote different meanings. «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
7
THE ROYAL E30 MILLION SCANDAL
... Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, but that does not necessarily imply connote the PS is aware of the money. «Times of Swaziland, Jul 15»
8
Berkley, other cities debate modernizing old logos
A blue oval surrounds four symbols of traditional values: the Liberty Bell, a family with two adults, an open book to connote education, and a ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Have clear guidelines on dress code for public
Hence, the recent incidents involving government agencies and the security guards ill-treating women in skirts connote “racial discrimination”. «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
10
Re: Nkrumahism, The Can Of Worms I Opened–Noam Chomsky 1
... necessarily conceptually connote direct insightfulness or factual certainty on the basis of interpretation and/or re-interpretation of a given text. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

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