Connote vs Implicit - What's the difference?
connote | implicit |
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.
Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
* 1983 , (Ronald Reagan),
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
* 1765 , Anonymous,
(obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
* Alexander Pope
As a verb connote
is to signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.As an adjective implicit is
implied indirectly, without being directly expressed.connote
English
Verb
(connot)- Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
- Poverty connotes hunger.
Synonyms
* (possess an inseparable condition) entail, imply * (express without overt reference) entail, imply * (require as a logical predicate) predicateSee also
* denoteAnagrams
* ----implicit
English
Adjective
(-)- The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
- He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
- In his woolly fleece I cling implicit .