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- pronunciation:
- ka
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teI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a secondary meaning or implication of a word or expression, in addition to its primary meaning. (Cf. denotation.)
Because the word "natural" has such good connotations, advertisers often use it to describe their products.- synonyms:
- implication, import
- similar words:
- indication, insinuation, meaning, sense, signification, suggestion, undercurrent
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| definition 2: |
the act of connoting.
- synonyms:
- implication
- similar words:
- indication, signification, suggestion
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adjective + (n.)connotation
aristocratic,
biblical,
certain,
cultural,
different,
distinct,
dual,
elusive,
emotional,
favorable,
gendered,
historical,
ideological,
imperial,
literal,
literary,
male,
masculine,
misleading,
modern,
moral,
multiple,
musical,
mystical,
nasty,
negative,
obscene,
original,
pejorative,
political,
positive,
psychological,
racial,
racist,
radical,
religious,
sacred,
semantic,
sexual,
sinister,
spiritual,
strong,
symbolic,
unfortunate,
universal,
unpleasant,
unsavory,
vague,
visual
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verb + (n.)connotation
acquire, avoid, carry, reinforce, reject, retain
(n.)connotation
+ verb
associate, attach, derive, imply, qualify, refer
noun + (n.)connotation
denotation, language, meaning, phrase
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| derivations: |
connotative (adj.), connotatively (adv.) |
The word connotation
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
not
Latin
root
that means mark
Example words:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration
).
Example words:
aberration, acceptation, accusation, admiration, agitation, aggregation, alteration, alternation, approximation, celebration, collaboration, combination, communication, connotation, conversation, coronation, decoration, devastation, education, equation, exasperation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, ratiocination, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, constipation, continuation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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