connotation (noun)
1connotation — ► NOUN ▪ an idea or feeling invoked by a word in addition to its primary or literal meaning …
2connotation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ obvious, strong ▪ the obvious symbolic connotations of his name ▪ broad (esp. AmE), wider (esp. BrE) ▪ The term ‘at risk youth’ has taken on broad connotations …
3connotation — noun Date: 1532 1. a. the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes b. something suggested by a word or thing ; implication < the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair > …
4connotation — I noun allusion, application, bearing, broad meaning, coloring, comprehension, construction, context, denotation, derivation, drift, essence, essential meaning, expression, force, general meaning, gist, hint, idea, impact, implication, import,… …
5connotation — noun (C) a feeling or an idea that a word makes you think of that is not its actual meaning: Bermuda , with its connotations of sun, sea and sand | a negative connotation compare denotation connotative adjective …
6connotation — noun there was a connotation of distrust in his voice Syn: overtone, undertone, undercurrent, implication, hidden meaning, nuance, hint, echo, vibrations, association, intimation, suggestion, suspicion, insinuation …
7connotation — noun a) 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 connotations of the phrase you… …
8Connotation and denotation — Denotation is the literal meaning of a word or phrase, whereas connotation is the suggestive meaning of a word or phrase. A denotative meaning is the primary meaning , whereas the connotative meaning is the secondary meaning of a word or phrase.… …
9connotation — UK [ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms connotation : singular connotation plural connotations linguistics an additional idea or emotion that a word suggests to you, that is not part of its usual meaning the negative …
10connotation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implication, suggestion, association, meaning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. implication, intention, essence, undertone; see hint 1 , meaning . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. inference, allusion,… …
