English-Thai Dictionary

connote

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONNOTE

v.t.[L., to mark. See Note. ] To make known together; to imply; to denote or designate; to include. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONNOTE

Con *note ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Connoted; p.pr. & vb. n. Connoting.]Etym: [See Connotate, and Note. ]

 

1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply. Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. South.

 

2. (Logic )

 

Defn: To imply as an attribute. The word "white " denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc. , and ipmlies, or as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the attribute "whiteness. " J. S. Mill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

connote

con note |kəˈnōt kəˈnoʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a word ) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling ) in addition to the literal or primary meaning: the term “modern science ” usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing. • (of a fact ) imply as a consequence or condition: in that period a log cabin connoted hard luck. DERIVATIVES con no ta tive |ˈkänəˌtātiv |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin connotare ‘mark in addition, ’ from con- ‘together with ’ + notare ‘to note ’ (from nota ‘a mark ’). usage: Connote does not mean the same as denote. Denote refers to the literal, primary meaning of something; connote refers to other characteristics suggested or implied by that thing. Thus, one might say that the word ‘mother ’ denotes ‘a woman who is a parent ’ but connotes qualities such as ‘protection ’ and ‘affection. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

connote

connote |kəˈnəʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a word ) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling ) in addition to the literal or primary meaning: the term ‘modern science ’ usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing. • (of a fact ) imply as a consequence or condition: spinsterhood connoted failure. DERIVATIVES connotative |ˈkɒnəteɪtɪv, kəˈnəʊtətɪv |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin connotare ‘mark in addition ’, from con- ‘together with ’ + notare ‘to note ’ (from nota ‘a mark ’). usage: Connote does not mean the same as denote. Whereas denote refers to the literal, primary meaning of something, connote refers to other characteristics suggested or implied by that thing. Thus, one might say that a word like mother denotes ‘a woman who is a parent ’ but connotes qualities such as protection and affection.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

connote

connote verb he chose a style of dress that would connote toughness: imply, suggest, indicate, signify, hint at, give the impression of, smack of, be associated with, allude to. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS connote, denote Denote refers to the literal, primary meaning of something; connote refers to other characteristics suggested or implied by that thing. Thus, one might say that the word 'mother' denotes ‘a woman who is a parent ’ but connotes qualities such as 'protection' and 'affection. ' Connotate is a needless variant of connote that, if anything, only adds to the confusion, and therefore should be avoided. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

connote

connote verb the British think that crying and showing emotion connote weakness: imply, suggest, indicate, signify, have overtones of, have undertones of, hint at, give a feeling of, have an aura of, have an atmosphere of, give the impression of, smack of, be associated with, allude to. ANTONYMS denote, mean.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

connote

con note /kənóʊt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈言葉 名前などが 〉…を言外に意味する ; …を含意 [暗示 ]する (imply ).