connotation
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Is connotation a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
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.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."
2. (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.Examples: "The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus)."
Definition source: Wiktionary