connotative
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- adjective
- /ˈkɒnəˌteɪtɪv/
- The connotative sense of the term 'freedom' can evoke strong feelings of empowerment and independence.
- connotative meaning
- connotative priming
- connotative term
Examples
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The word home often has a connotative meaning that includes feelings of comfort and safety.
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For example, students can determine and highlight "words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings" (R.L.6.4).
Academic text (2012) -
The issue that creates confusion, however, revolves around differences in the connotative meaning of the word "culture" as popularly used in everyday language.
Academic text (1992) -
The connotative meanings of a word govern society's responses to it.
Academic text (1998) -
Culture, as defined by Frisby, revolves around several connotative meanings ranging from values, history, race, class, family, and social traditions.
Academic text (1992) -
As noted in the introduction to this paper, these studies suggest that the right hemisphere enriches comprehension by elaborating the connotative aspects of linguistic entities, thus providing a contextual framework within which a concept may be better appreciated.
Academic text (2002) -
In literary analysis, understanding the connotative implications of words can add depth to the interpretation.
Synonyms
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Often suggesting something without saying it directly
Having extra feelings or ideas that a word gives people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Suggestive
Surface Forms
Morphology
connotative = connotation (transparent) = connote + ive
The adjective is transparently derived from the notion of 'connotation' and means 'relating to or suggesting connotation'.
Etymology
Connotative comes from the parts con- 'together' and notare 'to mark', and is related to the common word note. So a connotative word 'marks' extra ideas or feelings together with its main meaning, which is why it suggests more than it simply says.