connoting

Variant of connote

connote definition

con·note (kə nōt′)

transitive verb connoted -·not′ed, connoting -·not′·ing

  1. to suggest or convey (associations, overtones, etc.) in addition to the explicit, or denoted, meaning the word “mother” means “female parent,” but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness, etc.
  2. to imply or involve as a result, accompaniment, etc.

Etymology: ML connotare < L com-, together + notare, to mark: see note

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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