Denote vs Connotes - What's the difference?
denote | connotes |
To indicate; to mark.
To make overt.
To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
(connote)
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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.
As verbs the difference between denote and connotes
is that denote is while connotes is .denote
English
Verb
(denot)- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- The tears denoted her true feelings.
- "Pre-" denotes "before."
Derived terms
* denotation * denotative ----connotes
English
Verb
(head)connote
English
Verb
(connot)- Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
- Poverty connotes hunger.