For the technical term in semiotics, see connotation (semiotics).
"Connote" redirects here. For Connote number, see Waybill.
A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.
A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regard to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection.[1] For example, a stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed; although these have the same literal meaning (stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will (a positive connotation), while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone (a negative connotation).
^Peter A. White (27 March 2017). "Feelings and JEA Sequences". Psychological Metaphysics. Routledge. p. 315. ISBN 978-1315473550.
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