connotation (English)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: eɪʃən

    • 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 connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.

    • A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connote|connoted by a term, and 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).

    • Antonyms

  • denotation

    • Synonyms

  • intension

    • Related terms

  • connotative
  • connotatively

    • Translations

    suggested or implied meaning

  • Bulgariska - допълнително значение
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 含義|sc=Hani, - 含义|tr=hànyì|sc=Hani
  • Kroatiska - konotacija
  • Tjeckiska - konotace
  • Danska - konnotation
    • , medbetydning, bibetydning
  • Holländska - connotatie
    • , bijbetekenis, bijklank, associatie, gevoelswaarde
  • Finska - konnotaatio
  • Franska - connotation
  • German: Konnotation, Nebenbedeutung, Beiklang, Beigeschmack
  • Indonesian: konotasi
  • Irländska - fochiall
  • Malaysiska - konotasi
  • Maltesiska - konnotazzjoni
  • Norska - konnotasjon
  • Portugisiska - conotação
  • Rumänska - conotație
  • Spanska - connotación
  • Svenska - konnotation

    • References

    External links

    simple:connotation

    Fullständig information på

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