connotation

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noun

Plural noun:

connotations

1.
(semantics) 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 "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, 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).

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intensionintent

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