noun🔗ShareA 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 "bossy" has negative connotations, suggesting someone is controlling and unpleasant, even though it literally means someone gives orders. "languagelinguisticscommunicationwritingwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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)."languagelinguisticsphilosophycommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
