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*Date: 1532
==Definitions==
*1 a : the suggesting of a [[meaning]] by a [[word]] apart from the [[thing]] it explicitly names or describes
:b : something suggested by a [[word]] or [[thing]] : implication <the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair>
*2 : the signification of something <that [[abuse]] of [[logic]] which consists in moving counters about as if they were known [[entities]] with a fixed connotation — W. R. Inge>
*3 : an [[essential]] property or [[group]] of properties of a [[thing]] named by a term in [[logic]]
==Description==
'''Connotation''' is a subjective [[cultural]] and/or [[emotional]] coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative [[meaning]] of any specific [[word]] or phrase in a [[language]], i.e. [[emotional]] [[association]] with a [[word]].
==Usage==
Within contemporary [[society]], connotation branches into a mixture of [[different]] [[meanings]]. These could include the contrast of a [[word]] or phrase with its primary, [[literal]] [[meaning]] (known as a denotation), with what that word or phrase specifically denotes. The connotation [[essentially]] relates to how anything may be [[associated]] with a word or phrase, for example, an implied [[value]] [[judgment]] or [[feelings]].
* A stubborn [[person]] may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same [[literal]] [[meaning]] (i.e. stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will, while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone.
* It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms.
==Logic==
In [[logic]] and [[semantics]], connotation is roughly synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intension intension]. Connotation is often [[contrasted]] with denotation, which is more or less synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(semantics) extension]. Alternatively, the connotation of the [[word]] may be [[thought]] of as the set of all its possible referents (as opposed to merely the [[actual]] ones). A word's denotation is the [[collection]] of [[things]] it refers to; its connotation is what it implied about the [[things]] it is used to refer to.
[[Category: Philosophy]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
*Date: 1532
==Definitions==
*1 a : the suggesting of a [[meaning]] by a [[word]] apart from the [[thing]] it explicitly names or describes
:b : something suggested by a [[word]] or [[thing]] : implication <the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair>
*2 : the signification of something <that [[abuse]] of [[logic]] which consists in moving counters about as if they were known [[entities]] with a fixed connotation — W. R. Inge>
*3 : an [[essential]] property or [[group]] of properties of a [[thing]] named by a term in [[logic]]
==Description==
'''Connotation''' is a subjective [[cultural]] and/or [[emotional]] coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative [[meaning]] of any specific [[word]] or phrase in a [[language]], i.e. [[emotional]] [[association]] with a [[word]].
==Usage==
Within contemporary [[society]], connotation branches into a mixture of [[different]] [[meanings]]. These could include the contrast of a [[word]] or phrase with its primary, [[literal]] [[meaning]] (known as a denotation), with what that word or phrase specifically denotes. The connotation [[essentially]] relates to how anything may be [[associated]] with a word or phrase, for example, an implied [[value]] [[judgment]] or [[feelings]].
* A stubborn [[person]] may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same [[literal]] [[meaning]] (i.e. stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will, while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone.
* It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms.
==Logic==
In [[logic]] and [[semantics]], connotation is roughly synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intension intension]. Connotation is often [[contrasted]] with denotation, which is more or less synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(semantics) extension]. Alternatively, the connotation of the [[word]] may be [[thought]] of as the set of all its possible referents (as opposed to merely the [[actual]] ones). A word's denotation is the [[collection]] of [[things]] it refers to; its connotation is what it implied about the [[things]] it is used to refer to.
[[Category: Philosophy]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]