Meanings
plural connotations
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA 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.
Near-synonyms: intension, intent
2 more 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.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, as contrasted with a denotation.
Near-synonyms: intension, intent
1 more example
The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
nounThe attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, as contrasted with a denotation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounwhat you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincon-“together, with”
- Medieval Latinconnotātiō
- Englishconnotation
Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + notō (“to note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.
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Arabic دَلَالَة
- دَلَالَة (dalāla)suggested or implied meaning
Bulgarian конотация, допълнително значение
- конотация (konotacija)suggested or implied meaning
- допълнително значение (dopălnitelno značenie)suggested or implied meaning
Catalan connotació
- connotaciósuggested or implied meaning
Chinese Mandarin 含義 /含义, 意蘊 /意蕴
- 含義 /含义 (hányì)suggested or implied meaning
- 意蘊 /意蕴 (yìyùn)suggested or implied meaning
- 涵義 /涵义 (hányì)suggested or implied meaning
Czech konotace
- konotacesuggested or implied meaning
Danish konnotation, medbetydning
- konnotationsuggested or implied meaning
- medbetydningsuggested or implied meaning
- bibetydningsuggested or implied meaning
Dutch connotatie, bijbetekenis
- connotatiesuggested or implied meaning
- bijbetekenissuggested or implied meaning
- bijklanksuggested or implied meaning
- associatiesuggested or implied meaning
- gevoelswaardesuggested or implied meaning
Esperanto kromsignifo
- kromsignifosuggested or implied meaning
Finnish konnotaatio, sivumerkitys
- konnotaatiosuggested or implied meaning
- sivumerkityssuggested or implied meaning
- oheismerkityssuggested or implied meaning
French connotation
- connotationsuggested or implied meaning
German Konnotation, Nebenbedeutung
- Konnotationsuggested or implied meaning
- Nebenbedeutungsuggested or implied meaning
- Beiklangsuggested or implied meaning
- Beigeschmacksuggested or implied meaning
Greek υποδήλωση, συνεκδοχή
- υποδήλωση (ypodílosi)suggested or implied meaning
- συνεκδοχή (synekdochí)suggested or implied meaning
Hungarian konnotáció
- konnotációsuggested or implied meaning
Indonesian konotasi
- konotasisuggested or implied meaning
Irish fochiall
- fochiallsuggested or implied meaning
Italian connotazione
- connotazionesuggested or implied meaning
Japanese 含意
- 含意 (gan'i)suggested or implied meaning
Korean 함축
- 함축 (hamchuk)suggested or implied meaning
Lithuanian konotacija
- konotacijasuggested or implied meaning
Malay konotasi
- konotasisuggested or implied meaning
Norwegian Bokmål konnotasjon
- konnotasjonsuggested or implied meaning
Polish konotacja, skojarzenie
- konotacjasuggested or implied meaning
- skojarzeniesuggested or implied meaning
Portuguese conotação
- conotaçãosuggested or implied meaning
Romanian conotație
- conotațiesuggested or implied meaning
Russian подте́кст, коннота́ция
- подте́кст (podtékst)suggested or implied meaning
- коннота́ция (konnotácija)suggested or implied meaning
- созначе́ние (soznačénije)suggested or implied meaning
Spanish connotación
- connotaciónsuggested or implied meaning
Swedish konnotation, bibetydelse
- konnotationsuggested or implied meaning
- bibetydelsesuggested or implied meaning
- innebördsuggested or implied meaning
Turkish tâlî mânâ, yan anlam
- tâlî mânâsuggested or implied meaning
- yan anlamsuggested or implied meaning
Ukrainian конота́ція
- конота́ція (konotácija)suggested or implied meaning
Vietnamese hàm ý
- hàm ýsuggested or implied meaning
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with connotation
Cite this entry
connotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotation
“connotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connotation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotation.
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