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Literary authors use "connote" to illustrate how words may imply layers of meaning that extend far beyond their literal definitions. Writers point out that while a term may simply denote an object or idea, it often carries additional, sometimes subjective, associations that enrich its impact—sometimes suggesting cultural nuances, emotional overtones, or even ideological stances [1, 2, 3]. In this way, "connote" serves as a bridge between the surface meaning and the deeper, more subtle attributes that a term may evoke, engaging readers in a more complex interpretative process [4, 5, 6]. Moreover, the word is employed to underline how language transforms over time, accumulating varied connotations that reflect changing societal values and perspectives [7, 8].
  1. It is conceivable that two men may connote quite different things by the word “symbol.”
    — from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross
  2. Our English has changed with the years so that many words now connote more than they did originally.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
  3. I mean that the things she said always suggested a lot more: she didn’t denote an awful lot in her speech, but she sure did connote a mouthful.
    — from A Maid and a Million Men the candid confessions of Leona Canwick, censored indiscreetly by James G. Dunton by James G. (James Gerald) Dunton
  4. "In your view, do the terms 'good-for-nothing' and 'aristocrat' connote the same thing?"
    — from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
  5. The results fail to connote the phenomena of consciousness and its meaning.
    — from An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by W. Tudor (William Tudor) Jones
  6. For example, what do "farce," "comedy," "tragedy" and "melodrama" connote to you? What emotions do they suggest?
    — from Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page
  7. It was not for a long time that the word came to connote a territorial area.
    — from The Grandeur That Was Rome by J. C. (John Clarke) Stobart
  8. To connote, is to mark something along with, or in addition to, something else.
    — from Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind by James Mill

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