Connotation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
    • the 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.”
    • the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.
  2. something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described: “Religion” has always had a negative connotation for me.
  3. 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.
noun
  1. an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase; implication
  2. the act or fact of connoting
  3. logic another name for intension (def. 1)
Connotation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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