connotation
21connotation — noun (C) a feeling or an idea that a word makes you think of that is not its actual meaning: Bermuda , with its connotations of sun, sea and sand | a negative connotation compare denotation connotative adjective …
22connotation — noun there was a connotation of distrust in his voice Syn: overtone, undertone, undercurrent, implication, hidden meaning, nuance, hint, echo, vibrations, association, intimation, suggestion, suspicion, insinuation …
23connotation — con•no•ta•tion [[t]ˌkɒn əˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of connoting 2) ling. the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: The word home often has the connotation “a place of… …
24connotation, denotation — Connotation applies to the overtones of words values and meanings that are suggested rather than specifically expressed in a dictionary definition. For example, San Francisco is a seaport city in northern California, but the name itself has such… …
25Connotation et dénotation — Dénotation et connotation Les termes de cet article sont fréquemment amalgamés : discipline de la sémantique : Dénotation , connotation En linguistique le sens ou signifié dénotatif, la dénotation, s oppose au sens ou signifié… …
26Connotation and denotation — Denotation is the literal meaning of a word or phrase, whereas connotation is the suggestive meaning of a word or phrase. A denotative meaning is the primary meaning , whereas the connotative meaning is the secondary meaning of a word or phrase.… …
27Connotation (semiotics) — This word has distinct meanings in logic, philosophy, and common usage. See connotation. Semiotics General concepts Biosemiotics  …
28connotation/denotation — Pair of terms associated with J. S. Mill, and marking much the same distinction as the currently more usual intension/extension. The denotation of a singular term is the object to which it refers, and of a predicate the set of objects satisfying… …
29connotation — noun a) 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 connotations of the phrase you… …
30connotation — (ko nno ta sion) s. f. Terme de grammaire et de logique. Idée particulière que comporte un terme abstrait à côté du sens général. ÉTYMOLOGIE Com, et notation …
