connote[verb]Synonyms: mean, add up (to), denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell, suggest, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧note /kəˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: connotare, from Latin com- ( ⇒ COM-) + notare 'to note']
if a word connotes something, it makes you think of qualities and ideas that are more than its basic meaning ⇒
denote:
The word ‘plump’ connotes cheerfulness. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲