Connotation
/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an idea that is implied or suggested wordnet
- 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 what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression wordnet
Example
More examples"In the first paragraph, she describes the labels she was tagged with, which have a negative connotation."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.