'Connotation' definitions:
Definition of 'connotation'
(from WordNet)
noun
What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: intension, connotation]
noun
An idea that is implied or suggested
Definition of 'Connotation'
From: GCIDE
- Connotation \Con`no*ta"tion\ (k[o^]n`n[-o]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. connotation.] The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted. [1913 Webster]
- 2. a meaning implied but not explicitly denoted by some word or expression, which may be understood in addition to the explicit primary meaning. [PJC]
- 3. (Logic) the full set of necessary properties possessed by all the objects within the extension of a term; the intensional meaning of a term, which determines the objects to which the term applies; the intension of a term.
- Syn: intension. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'connotation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affective meaning,
- 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