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Connotation
ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn
Connotation definitions
noun
connotation
connotations
- an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
"the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression"
overtone undertone undercurrent implication hidden meaning secondary meaning nuance flavour feeling aura atmosphere colouring smack hint vein echo vibrations association intimation suggestion suspicion insinuation- the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to