connotation

Meaning

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. The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

Synonyms

implication

intension

comprehension

meaning

hint

sense

significance

implied

indication

inference

intent

interest

notion

opinion

overtone

purpose

shade of meaning

subsumption

synecdoche

undertone

depth of meaning

complications of a problem

assumption

concept

construction

🚧

evocation

fun

gist

Translations

connotazione

connotation

connotación

Konnotation

connotació

connotatie

Nebenbedeutung

bijbetekenis

conotação

associatie

Beiklang

bijklank

συνεπακολουθία

Beigeschmack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.