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Definition of Connotative
1. Adjective. Having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit.
Also: Implicit, Inexplicit
Antonyms: Denotative
Definition of Connotative
1. a. Implying something additional; illative.
Definition of Connotative
1. Adjective. That implies or suggests something else. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Connotative
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Connotative
Literary usage of Connotative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Logic by John Edward Russell (1906)
"Connotative and Denotative Names, Extension and Intension of Concepts. — By some
logicians names are distinguished as Connotative and Denotative. ..."
2. Logic: ... an Introduction to the Study of Reasoning by John Leechman (1864)
"But when a term merely denotes an object without implying any attribute of that
object, it is called non-connotative. Thus, " Louis Philippe," " Sir . ..."
3. An Introduction to Logic by Horace William Brindley Joseph (1906)
"between connotative and non-connotative names, which he described as being ...
A connotative term is one which denotes a subject, and implies an attribute. ..."
4. Logic by J. Lacy O'Byrne Croke (1906)
"Connotative § 21.—Finally, we have to consider Terms as Com?o?ative divided into
... A Connotative, or Attributive Term,1 is one that denotes a subject, ..."
5. The Elements of Deductive Logic: Designed Mainly for the Use of Junior by Thomas Fowler (1869)
"Thus terms like humanity, human, man, viz. abstract, attributive, and common
terms, are all connotative, that is, they at once suggest or imply attributes. ..."
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