connotation
Pronunciation: /kɒnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
- an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning: the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression
- Philosophy the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to. Often contrasted with denotation.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin connotatio(n-), from connotare 'mark in addition' (see connote)