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Meaning of connotation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən

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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.

Equivalents

العربية التضمين دلالة

Bosanski konotacija конотација

Català connotació

Čeština konotace

Dansk konnotation

Deutsch Beigeschmack Beiklang Konnotation Nebenbedeutung Nebensinn

Ελληνικά συνεκδοχή υποδήλωση

Esperanto kromsignifo

Español connotación

Suomi arvovaraus arvoväritys konnotaatio merkitysvivahde oheismerkitys sivumerkitys

Français connotation

Gaeilge fochiall

Galego connotación

Hrvatski konotacija конотација

Magyar konnotáció

Bahasa Indonesia konotasi

Italiano connotazione

日本語ニュアンス含意

Қазақша коннотация

한국어 함축

Malti konnotazzjoni

Nederlands associatie bijbetekenis bijklank connotatie gevoelswaarde

Polski konotacja skojarzenie

Português conotação

Română conotație

Русский коннота́ция подте́кст созначе́ние

Српски konotacija конотација

Svenska bibetydelse innebörd konnotation

Türkçe çağrışım

Українська конотація

Tiếng Việt hàm ý

Examples

“The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."”

“The word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.”

“The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).”

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