connotation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
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  • (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/
  • (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌkɔnəˈtæɪʃən/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnəˈtæɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: con‧no‧ta‧tion

Noun

connotation (countable and uncountable, plural connotations)

  1. (semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is (subjectively) suggested or implied (implicit), as contrasted with a denotation, which is the explicit and objective meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
    Coordinate term: denotation
    Near-synonyms: intension, intent
    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.
  2. (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, as contrasted with a denotation.
    Coordinate term: denotation
    Near-synonyms: intension, intent
    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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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”). By surface analysis, connoter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

Noun

connotation f (plural connotations)

  1. (semantics) connotation
    Coordinate term: dénotation

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