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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•no•ta•tion /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Linguisticsa secondary meaning of a word or expression that comes to mind or is suggested in addition to its primary meaning: The word home often has the connotation "a place of warmth and affection.'' Compare denotation.
con•no•ta•tive /ˈkɑnəˌteɪtɪv, kəˈnoʊtə-/USA pronunciation con•no•tive /kəˈnoʊtɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -nota-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•no•ta•tion (kon′ə tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of connoting.
- Linguisticsthe associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning:A possible connotation of "home'' is "a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.''Cf. denotation (def. 1).
- Philosophy[Logic.]the set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term and thus determining the range of objects to which that term may be applied; comprehension;
intension.
- Medieval Latin connotātiōn- (stem of connotātiō), equivalent. to connotāt(us) (past participle of connotāre to connote; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1525–35 for current senses; late Middle English connotacion
con•no•ta•tive (kon′ə tā′tiv, kə nō′tə-),USA pronunciation con•no′tive, adj. con′no•ta′tive•ly, con•no′tive•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undertone, implication, import.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: connotation /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ n - an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase; implication
- the act or fact of connoting
- another name for intension
connotative /ˈkɒnəˌteɪtɪv kəˈnəʊtə-/, conˈnotive adj |