Definition of CONNOTE

connote

Meanings

Verb

  • express or state indirectly
  • involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
  • To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
  • To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
  • To express without overt reference; to imply.
  • To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

entail, imply, predicate

Scrabble Score: 9

connote is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
connote is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
connote is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

connote is a valid Words With Friends word