connotation definition by Wordo

Noun

A

meaning

of

a

word

or

phrase

that

is

(

subjectively

)

suggested

or

implied

(

implicit

),

as

contrasted

with

a

denotation

,

which

is

the

explicit

and

objective

meaning

--which

may

be

literal

or

nonliteral--

>.

A

characteristic

of

words

or

phrases

,

or

of

the

contexts

that

words

and

phrases

are

used

in

.