connote

Verb

Verb Forms: connoted, connoting, connotes

To imply or suggest an additional meaning beyond the literal.
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.

Examples

Poverty connotes hunger.
Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
The word ’SNAKE’ can CONNOTE betrayal, not just a slithering reptile, in Scrabble strategy.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

imply, predicate, entail

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

connote: valid Words With Friends Word