connote

English Thesaurus

1. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

2. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	imply,
definition	:	suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic (verb.communication)

3. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	implication, import, significance,
definition	:	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	connotation,
definition	:	an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	implicative, suggestive,
definition	:	tending to suggest or imply (adj.all)

4. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic (verb.communication)

derivation	:	connotation, intension,
definition	:	what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	postulation, predication,
definition	:	(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument (noun.communication)

5. express or state indirectly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	implication, import, significance,
definition	:	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	connotation,
definition	:	an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	implicative, suggestive,
definition	:	tending to suggest or imply (adj.all)

6. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic (verb.communication)

derivation	:	connotation, intension,
definition	:	what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	postulation, predication,
definition	:	(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument (noun.communication)