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Connotation

//ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

    "The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately.""

  2. 2
    an idea that is implied or suggested wordnet
  3. 3
    The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

    "The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus)."

  4. 4
    what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.

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