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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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moment
English
Etymology
From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin m?mentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??m?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: mo?ment
Noun
moment (countable and uncountable, plural moments)
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- Synonyms: stound, instant, trice
- The smallest portion of time; an instant.
- (figuratively) Weight or importance.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Richard III, 3,7,67:
- In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good.
- 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Second Stain, (Norton 2005, p.1192)
- The document in question is of such immense importance that its publication might very easily – I might almost say probably – lead to European complications of the utmost moment.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Richard III, 3,7,67:
- (physics, mechanics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.
- Synonym: moment of force
- (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
- (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
Derived terms
See also
- torque
Translations
References
- 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, v 3 p 3174. ("The smallest portion of time; an instant." is a direct quote from this Dictionary.)
Further reading
- moment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- montem
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin m?mentum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /mo?ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu?men/
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun
moment m (plural moments)
- moment (specific instant or time)
Derived terms
- de moment
- momentet
Further reading
- “moment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “moment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “moment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “moment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mom?nt]
Noun
moment m
- moment (specific instant or time)
Related terms
- See motiv
Further reading
- moment in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- moment in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin momentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: mo?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
moment n (plural momenten, diminutive momentje n)
- moment (very brief period of time)
- Synonym: ogenblik
- (physics) moment of force, moment
- Synonym: krachtmoment
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: moment
- ? Indonesian: momen
French
Etymology
From Latin m?mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.m??/
Noun
moment m (plural moments)
- moment (point in time)
- moment (short period of time)
- a while
- (physics, mechanics) moment, momentum
Derived terms
See also
- instant
Further reading
- “moment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin m?mentum.
Noun
moment m (plural moments)
- moment, instant
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin momentum, from movere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??m?nt/
Noun
moment n (definite singular momentet, indefinite plural moment, definite plural momenta)
- element, variable, contributing factor or circumstance
- (physics) moment of force
References
- “moment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin m?mentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
moment m (plural moments)
- moment
Polish
Etymology
From Latin m?mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?.m?nt/
Noun
moment m inan (diminutive momencik)
- (physics) moment
- moment bezw?adno?ci – moment of inertia
- moment gn?cy / moment zginaj?cy – bending moment
- moment p?du – angular momentum, moment of momentum
- moment si?y – moment of force
- moment skr?caj?cy – twisting moment
- moment, a short period of time
- Synonym: chwila
Declension
Derived terms
- momentalny
- momentami
Further reading
- moment in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- moment in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French moment, from Latin momentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo?ment]
Noun
moment n (plural momente)
- moment (brief period of time) (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
See also
- clip?
- secund?
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