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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·note (con·not·ed ; con·not·ing) ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to note DATE 1665 1. to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant the remorse so often connoted by guilt 2. a. to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning all the misery that poverty connotes b. to imply as a logical connotation English Etymology connote 1660s, from M.L. connotare "to mark along with," from con-"with" + notare "to mark" (see note). A common word in medieval logic. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 connote con·note / kE5nEut; NAmE kE5nout / verb[VN] (formal) (of a word 词) to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning 意味着；暗示；隐含 ⇨ compare denote Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: MEAN 2, add up (to), denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell 2 Synonyms: SUGGEST 1, hint, imply, insinuate, intimateWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·note \kəˈnōt, (ˈ)kä|nōt, usu -ōd.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to mark, note — more at note 1. of a word or phrase a. : to signify in addition to its exact explicit meaning < the word home usually connotes comfort and security > b. : to have as the sum of meanings : mean , signify < to some Bohemian connotes a slovenly crank > < anabolism is a word used to connote building up or assimilative processes — C.H.Best & N.B.Taylor > 2. a. : to arouse as an inseparably associated idea or feeling : imply , suggest < unless a few desiccated potted palms connote the Orient — Truman Capote > b. : to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant < guilt usually connotes suffering > 3. logic : to imply, indicate, or involve as an attribute : bear as connotation — contrasted with denote < the word white denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and implies, or, as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the attribute whiteness — J.S.Mill > |
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