connotationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation:
The word "lady" has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
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Meaning & significance
- add
- add up to sth
- badge
- denotation
- drive
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutics
- how
- loaded
- mean
- meaning
- modality
- other
- pregnant
- put words in/into sb's mouth idiom
- significantly
- signification
- signify
- speak to sb idiom
- word
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connote
verb [ T ] uk/kəˈnəʊt/us/kəˈnoʊt/formal
To me, chocolate connotes pleasure and indulgence.