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connotation meaning in Tamil

ஒரு வார்த்தையின் குணங்கள்

/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/US/ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/

connotation in Tamil: ஒரு வார்த்தையின் குணங்கள், பண்புகள், உட்பொருள் அல்லது உட்கருத்து. In English, connotation means 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.

Tamil words for connotation

ஒரு வார்த்தையின் குணங்கள், பண்புகள், உட்பொருள் அல்லது உட்கருத்து

English meaning of connotation

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

Full definition of connotation

connotation in a sentence

  • The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."
  • The word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.
  • The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

Synonyms of connotation

connotation in other languages

Questions about connotation in Tamil

What is the meaning of connotation in Tamil?
Connotation in Tamil is ஒரு வார்த்தையின் குணங்கள், பண்புகள், உட்பொருள் அல்லது உட்கருத்து.
connotation என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Connotation: ஒரு வார்த்தையின் குணங்கள், பண்புகள், உட்பொருள் அல்லது உட்கருத்து.
What does connotation mean in English?
Connotation means 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.

Source and license

Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: connotation (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: connotation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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