different between connotation vs melioration
connotation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin connot?ti?, from connot? (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connote +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?n??te???n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?n??te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: con?no?ta?tion
Noun
connotation (plural connotations)
- (semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
- The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.
- (logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
- The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).
Synonyms
- intension
Antonyms
- denotation
Related terms
- connotate
- connotative
- connote
Translations
Further reading
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “connotation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin connot?ti?, from connot? (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connoter +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.n?.ta.sj??/
Noun
connotation f (plural connotations)
- connotation
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melioration
English
Etymology
From Latin meli?r?ti?.
Noun
melioration (countable and uncountable, plural meliorations)
- Archaic form of amelioration.
Interlingua
Noun
melioration (plural meliorationes)
- improvement, amelioration
Related terms
- melior
- meliorar
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