connotation

Questions about connotation

What does connotation mean?

connotation means "what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in connotation?

connotation has 4 syllables: con-no-ta-tion. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/.

What is another word for connotation?

Close synonyms include intension. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is connotation a common word?

connotation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with connotation?

89 words rhyme with connotation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.