Connotation or affective meaning refers to the fact that some words or terms may bring about an emotional response in individuals or groups. For example, the connotation of the word ‘examination’ might be an optimistic one for...

1 (also affective, associative or occasional meaning). The emotive or affective component of a linguistic expression (such as style, idiolect, dialect, and emotional charge), which is superimposed upon its basic meaning and which—in contrast to...

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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...