- connotative
- adjective Date: 1614 1. connoting or tending to connote 2. relating to connotation • connotatively adverb
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Connotative — Con*no ta*tive (k[o^]n*n[=o] t[.a]*t[i^]v or k[o^]n n[ o]*t[asl]*t[i^]v), a. 1. Implying something additional; illative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See {Connote}. [1913 Webster] {Connotative term}, one which denotes a subject … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
connotative — index allusive, demonstrative (illustrative), representative, suggestive (evocative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
connotative — ● connotatif, connotative adjectif (latin scolastique connotativus) Relatif à la connotation … Encyclopédie Universelle
connotative — connote ► VERB 1) (of a word) imply or suggest in addition to its primary or literal meaning. 2) imply as a consequence or condition. DERIVATIVES connotative adjective. USAGE Connote does not mean the same as denote: whereas denote refers … English terms dictionary
connotative — adjective having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit • Ant: ↑denotative • Similar to: ↑connotational, ↑connotative of, ↑implicative, ↑suggestive, ↑inferential, ↑intensional … Useful english dictionary
connotative of — adjective of or relating to a connotation • Syn: ↑connotational • Similar to: ↑connotative • Derivationally related forms: ↑connotation (for: ↑connotational) … Useful english dictionary
Connotative term — Connotative Con*no ta*tive (k[o^]n*n[=o] t[.a]*t[i^]v or k[o^]n n[ o]*t[asl]*t[i^]v), a. 1. Implying something additional; illative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See {Connote}. [1913 Webster] {Connotative term}, one which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
connotative versus denotative meaning — Connotative meaning refers to the associations, overtones, and feel which a concept has, rather than what it refers to explicitly (or denotes, hence denotative meaning). Two words with the same reference or definition may have different… … Dictionary of sociology
connotative meaning — connotative versus denotative meaning … Dictionary of sociology
connotative — See connotation. * * * … Universalium
