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connotation

UK
/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑːnəˈteɪʃən/

Translations

connotationnoun
connotations
pl
UK
/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑːnəˈteɪʃən/
The word 'home' often has a warm and comforting connotation for many people.
Le mot « home » a souvent une connotation chaleureuse et réconfortante pour beaucoup de personnes.
Synonyms
implication
suggestion
association
nuance
overtone
undertone
connotationadjective
UK
/ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌkɑː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "connotation analysis"). Not gradable.
connotatifEn linguistique et en analyse du discours.
The researchers conducted a connotation study of political slogans.
Les chercheurs ont mené une étude connotative des slogans politiques.

Definitions

connotationnoun
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
The word 'home' often has a warm and comforting connotation for many people.
Something suggested or implied by a word, phrase, or object, rather than explicitly stated.
The dark clouds carried the connotation of an approaching storm.
In logic and semantics, the intension of a term; the set of attributes that a word or phrase implies.
In classical logic, the connotation of "triangle" includes the attribute of having three sides.
connotationadjective
Relating to or involving connotation.
The researchers conducted a connotation study of political slogans.
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