v. t. [ L. con- + notatus, p. p.of notare to mark. Cf. Connote. ] To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. connotation. ] The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit. Contrasted with
a.
Connotative term,
adv. In a connotative manner; expressing connotation. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
The word “white” denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and ipmlies, or as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the attribute “whiteness.” J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]