About The Word Connotation

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Connotation

Connotation Meaning & Definition
Connotation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Connotation?

[n] an idea that is implied or suggested
[n] what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Synonyms | Synonyms for Connotation: intension

Related Terms | Find terms related to Connotation: affective meaning | allegory | allusion | arcane meaning | assumption | bearing | coloration | coloring | consequence | denotation | drift | effect | essence | extension | force | gist | grammatical meaning | hint | idea | impact | implication | implied meaning | import | inference | innuendo | intension | intimation | ironic suggestion | lexical meaning | literal meaning | meaning | metaphorical sense | nuance | occult meaning | overtone | pertinence | pith | point | practical consequence | presumption | presupposition | purport | range of meaning | real meaning | reference | referent | relation | relevance | scope | semantic cluster | semantic field | sense | significance | signification | significatum | signifie | span of meaning | spirit | structural meaning | subsense | subsidiary sense | substance | suggestion | sum | sum and substance | supposition | symbolic meaning | symbolism | tenor | tinge | totality of associations | touch | transferred meaning | unadorned meaning | undercurrent | undermeaning | undertone | value

See Also | import | meaning | meaning | significance | signification | substance

Connotation In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`no*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. connotation.] The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.

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