Connotation

Quick meaning: Connotation is a noun meaning (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

Meaning

(logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

More Meanings

1. (semantics) 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.

Example Sentences

The word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.

The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."

The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

Word Forms

• connotations

Synonyms for connotation

Depending on context, synonyms include intent, sense, intension.

Antonyms for connotation

Common opposites include denotation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sense, intension, meaning, subtext, concept, essence.

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