Connotation

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.

Adjectives for Connotation
biological; original; conventional; proper; sentimental; hazy.

Antonyms for Connotation
denotation

Synonyms for Connotation
intension

Related terms
connotative; connotatively

Thesaurus
allegory, allusion, arcane meaning, assumption, bearing, coloration, coloring, consequence, denotation, drift, effect, essence, extension, force, gist, grammatical meaning, hint, idea, impact, implication, implied meaning, import, inference, innuendo, intension, intimation, ironic suggestion, lexical meaning, literal meaning, meaning, metaphorical sense, nuance, occult meaning, overtone, pertinence, pith, point, practical consequence, presumption, presupposition, purport, range of meaning, real meaning, reference, referent, relation, relevance, scope, semantic cluster, semantic field, sense, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, span of meaning, spirit, structural meaning, subsense, subsidiary sense, substance, suggestion, sum, sum and substance, supposition, symbolic meaning, symbolism, tenor, tinge, totality of associations, touch, transferred meaning, unadorned meaning, undercurrent, undermeaning, undertone, value

Translations

 * Bulgarian: допълнително значение
 * Chinese:
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 * Danish: konnotation, medbetydning, bibetydning
 * Dutch:, bijbetekenis, , , gevoelswaarde
 * Finnish:
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 * German: Konnotation, Nebenbedeutung, Beiklang, Beigeschmack
 * Indonesian: konotasi
 * Irish: fochiall
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 * Romanian: conotație
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