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 ]

2. a meaning implied but not explicitly denoted by some word or expression, which may be understood in addition to the explicit primary meaning. [ PJC ]

3. (Logic) the full set of necessary properties possessed by all the objects within the extension of a term; the intensional meaning of a term, which determines the objects to which the term applies; the intension of a term.
Syn. -- intension. [ PJC ]

adj. Having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit. Contrasted with denotative.
Syn. -- connotative of (predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Implying something additional; illative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See Connote. [ 1913 Webster ]

Connotative term, one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a connotative manner; expressing connotation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. connoted; p. pr. & vb. n. connoting. ] [ See connotate, and cote. ] 1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) To imply as an attribute. [ 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 ]