What is connotation?

Answer 1

The thoughts and feelings associated with a word

Language

Connotation is the tone or emotional association that a word has. It can be negative or positive, but is usually something seen by the population in general.

For example, "slim" and "bony" both mean that a person is thin.

"Slim," though, has a positive connotation -- it makes you think of an attractive person, while "bony" has a negative connotation -- it makes you think of a malnourished or impoverished person.

Logic

In logic it is the set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term, and thus determining the range of objects to which that term may be applied.

Answer 2

connotation; implied meaning, therefore connotating means "implying". For example, "With their blazer lapels so heavily impaled with merit pins - debating, swimming, drama - they looked like young lieutenants in the army (taken from School Days - Alice Pung), Alice is connotating their loss of youth and the heavy weight of expectancy to do well.

Answer 3

Connotation refers to the implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition. It can involve cultural or emotional associations that a word carries for individuals.

Answer 4

A connotation is your emotions to a word. For example, murder. When we think of murder, we think of it as a bad thing, so it has a negative connotaion.