Associations to the word «Connotation»
Noun
- Usage
- Adjective
- Meaning
- Term
- Predicate
- Semantic
- Terminology
- Semantics
- Negative
- Metaphor
- Carry
- Phrase
- Context
- Implication
- Word
- Positive
- Noun
- Slang
- Stereotype
- Religious
- Appellation
- Bourgeois
- Verb
- Propaganda
- Acronym
- Rhetoric
- Liberalism
- Pun
- Filipinos
- Derivation
- Bernstein
- Synonym
- Symbolism
- Subtlety
- Suffix
- Taboo
- Homosexuality
- Notion
- Lexicon
- Johnnie
- Or
- Feminism
Adjective
- Negative
- Racist
- Synonymous
- Adjective
- Semantic
- Erotic
- Taboo
- Sexual
- Ironic
- Meaning
- Stylistic
- Literal
- Sinister
- Neutral
- Positive
- Misleading
- Symbolic
- Implied
- Profane
- Lexical
- Inappropriate
- Implicit
- Inherent
- Feminine
- Fascist
- Diminutive
- Emotional
- Descriptive
- Religious
- Normative
- Problematic
- Perceived
- Ambiguous
- Mythical
- Ideological
- Subtle
- Mystical
- Aesthetic
- Archaic
- Mythological
- Vernacular
- Pagan
- Arabic
- Informal
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONNOTATION, noun. 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.
CONNOTATION, noun. 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.
Dictionary definition
CONNOTATION, noun. What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
CONNOTATION, noun. An idea that is implied or suggested.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.