connotation
31connotation — Synonyms and related words: affective meaning, allegory, allusion, arcane meaning, assumption, bearing, coloration, coloring, consequence, denotation, drift, effect, essence, extension, force, gist, grammatical meaning, hint, idea, impact,… …
32connotation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implication, suggestion, association, meaning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. implication, intention, essence, undertone; see hint 1 , meaning . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. inference, allusion,… …
33connotation — con|no|ta|tion [ ,kanə teıʃn ] noun count an additional idea or emotion that a word suggests to you, that is not part of its usual meaning: the negative connotations of the word feminist …
34connotation — con·no·ta·tion || ‚kÉ’nəʊ teɪʃn n. inferred meaning …
35connotation — A thought or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing which goes beyond denotations, or literal meanings. Any figurative meaning, emotional baggage, or conventional associations attaching to words and things. Connotations may be …
36connotation — [kɒnə teɪʃ(ə)n] noun an idea or feeling which a word invokes in addition to its primary meaning. ↘Philosophy the abstract meaning of a term, determining which objects or concepts it applies to. Origin C16: from med. L. connotatio(n ), from… …
37connotation — n. (Log.) Meaning, intension, comprehension, depth, intent, force, sum of attributes expressed or implied …
38connotation — n 1. suggestion, implication, signification, insinuation; allusion, reference. 2. subsense, undermeaning, undercurrent, undertone; nuance, touch, hint, intimation; inference, supposition, coloration; meaning, sense, significance, purport, import …
39connotation — con·no·ta·tion …
40connotation — [ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] an additional idea that a word suggests to you, that is not part of its usual meaning …
