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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
connotes, connoting, connoted |
| definition 1: |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning.
The word "beach" tends to connote happy times of relaxation in warm sunshine.If a student is called a "scholar," it connotes that this person is serious, diligent, and intelligent.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- imply, import, indicate, signify, suggest
- similar words:
- insinuate, intimate, predicate
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| definition 2: |
to imply a connection or association with.
A woman wearing glasses in a film used to connote bookishness on her part or even sexual inhibition.- synonyms:
- imply
- similar words:
- indicate, involve, predicate, signify
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| related words: |
denote, designate, imply, mean |
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