The literal meaning is Denotation. The implied meaning is Connotation.
. connotation
Denotation and connotation.
It's the feeling or symbolic meaning of a word. Denotation is the dictionary definition, but connotation is what emotions the word evokes. In other words, connotattion is the entire collection of all suggested or implied meanings. EDIT: what it suggests.
The term is "connotation" (as compared to the literal meaning or denotation).
connotation (apex)
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. Denotation is the literal definition of a word, without any assumed or implied meanings.
When you are talking about a suggested but not stated definition of a word, you are talking about the implication of the word. Another type of word or phrase that can have different or implied local meanings is a colloquialism.
It's the feeling or symbolic meaning of a word. Denotation is the dictionary definition, but connotation is what emotions the word evokes. In other words, connotattion is the entire collection of all suggested or implied meanings. EDIT: what it suggests.
connotation
The term used for the implied meaning of a word is "connotation." Connotation refers to the emotions, attitudes, or ideas associated with a word beyond its literal definition.
That is 'connotation'
The literal meaning of a word is known as its "denotation." The colloquial, implied or secondary meaning is called the "connotation."
when an idea is suggested but not stated outright
Infer. If you infer something you are picking up the implied meaning.
The term is "connotation" (as compared to the literal meaning or denotation).
connotation (apex)
Prose in literature can also utilize connotation to convey deeper meanings and emotions beyond the literal definition of words. Denotation refers to the literal definition or meaning of a word, while connotation refers to the implied or suggested meanings associated with a word. By using connotation, prose can create layers of complexity and richness in its communication with the reader.
when people say for example a sentence and they mean exactly what they mean, this is called the literal meaning of their words, i.e. it is called the conventional meaning because it carries the literal meaning of the words which constructed it. and of course there are different kinds of meaning, according to H.P. Grice, there are the speaker's meaning (what is implied), the utterance meaning (what is said), and the implied meaning (what is communicated).
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. Denotation is the literal definition of a word, without any assumed or implied meanings.