connotative

[ kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh- ]

/ ˈkɒn əˌteɪ tɪv, kəˈnoʊ tə- /

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(of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.

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But it is easy to produce words which are real instances of connotative individual names.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
A connotative term is one which denotes a subject, and implies an attribute.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
The collective name is then "connotative" of the common characters of the collection.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
Most terms (the exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative.
Logic|Carveth Read

Connotative meanings like these more than atoned for the unflinching frankness of certain other phrases.
The Whirligig of Time|Wayland Wells Williams

connotative

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