connotation
Meaning of 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.
- The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).
Information about connotation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of connotation is: connotations.
- Languages in which connotation is used:
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Hyphenation of connotation
con-no-ta-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- connotation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
connotation synonyms
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connotation antonyms
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Translation of connotation
- Spanish: connotación
- German: Konnotation
- French: connotation
- Italian: connotazione
Words that rhyme with connotation
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