connotation
noun
- cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning
- act of implication or prediction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ / /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ / /ˌkɔnəˈtæɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + notō (“to note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.
- 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 word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."”
“The word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.”
- The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
“The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).”