Dictionary

connotation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˌkɒnəˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˌkɔnəˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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 word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.
   • The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."
2. 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).

Forms

Antonyms

denotation

Deriveds

connotational · connotationless

Relateds

connotate · connote · connotative · subtext

Synonyms

intent

Translations (60)

fi konnotaatio (suggested or implied meaning) · hu konnotáció (suggested or implied meaning) · nl bijklank (suggested or implied meaning) · de Konnotation (suggested or implied meaning) · sv bibetydelse (suggested or implied meaning) · pl konotacja (suggested or implied meaning) · gl connotación (suggested or implied meaning) · fr connotation (suggested or implied meaning) · nb konnotasjon (suggested or implied meaning) · el συνεκδοχή (suggested or implied meaning) · nl gevoelswaarde (suggested or implied meaning) · uk конота́ція (suggested or implied meaning) · fi oheismerkitys (suggested or implied meaning) · fi sivumerkitys (suggested or implied meaning) · sv innebörd (suggested or implied meaning) · nl associatie (suggested or implied meaning) · tr yan anlam (suggested or implied meaning) · ga fochiall (suggested or implied meaning) · ru подте́кст (suggested or implied meaning) · bg допълнително значение (suggested or implied meaning) · tr tâlî mânâ (suggested or implied meaning) · hy լրացուցիչ իմաստ (suggested or implied meaning) · mt konnotazzjoni (suggested or implied meaning) · eo kromsignifo (suggested or implied meaning) · ko 함축 (suggested or implied meaning) · da konnotation (suggested or implied meaning) · bg конотация (suggested or implied meaning) · vi hàm ý (suggested or implied meaning) · cs konotace (suggested or implied meaning) · nl connotatie (suggested or implied meaning) · ro conotație (suggested or implied meaning) · ms konotasi (suggested or implied meaning) · es connotación (suggested or implied meaning) · sv konnotation (suggested or implied meaning) · de Beigeschmack (suggested or implied meaning) · kk коннотация (suggested or implied meaning) · lt konotacija (suggested or implied meaning) · ar دَلَالَة (suggested or implied meaning) · nl bijbetekenis (suggested or implied meaning) · pl skojarzenie (suggested or implied meaning) · ru коннота́ция (suggested or implied meaning) · de Nebenbedeutung (suggested or implied meaning) · sh konotacija (suggested or implied meaning) · cmn 意蘊 /意蕴 (suggested or implied meaning) · ca connotació (suggested or implied meaning) · ru созначе́ние (suggested or implied meaning) · el υποδήλωση (suggested or implied meaning) · da medbetydning (suggested or implied meaning) · hy հարանշանակություն (suggested or implied meaning) · cmn 含義 /含义 (suggested or implied meaning) · id konotasi (suggested or implied meaning) · ast connotación (suggested or implied meaning) · de Beiklang (suggested or implied meaning) · nn konnotasjon (suggested or implied meaning) · it connotazione (suggested or implied meaning) · cmn 涵義 /涵义 (suggested or implied meaning) · da bibetydning (suggested or implied meaning) · pt conotação (suggested or implied meaning) · oc connotacion (suggested or implied meaning) · ja 含意 (suggested or implied meaning)