Meaning & use
Connoting
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Suggesting or implying an additional meaning or association beyond the literal, primary sense of a word.
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The word "home" is connoting warmth and safety beyond its literal meaning of a dwelling.
Red is often used in advertising as connoting urgency or passion.
A note on using this word
"Connoting" contrasts directly with "denoting," which refers to a word's literal, dictionary meaning.
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