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Dictionary: Con·no·ta·tive
 

a. (kŏn*nō"t*tĭv or kŏn"nō̍*tā̍*tĭv)

1. Implying something additional; illative.

2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See Connote.

Connotative term, one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. J. S. Mill.


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adjective

    Tending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind: allusive, evocative, impressionistic, reminiscent, suggestive. See suggest.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
  Antonym: denotative (meaning #1)


 
 

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