connotative

American  

[kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh-] / ˈkɒn əˌteɪ tɪv, kəˈnoʊ tə- /

adjective

1. (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning.

   His singing voice can best be described by the connotative word “velvet.”

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Etymology

Origin of connotative

First recorded in 1610–20; from Medieval Latin connotātīvus, equivalent to connotāt(us), past participle of connotāre connote ( def. ) + -īvus -ive ( def. )

Example Sentences

Connotative names have hence been also called denominative, because the subject which they denote is denominated by, or receives a name from, the attribute which they connote.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) by Mill, John Stuart

Known sometimes as the Connotative or the Denotative-Connotative view.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

Connotative names have hence been also called denominative, because the subject which they denote is denominated by, or receives a name from the attribute which they connote.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart

Connotative terms—denote a subject, and imply an attribute.—-.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob

Occam carried this a step farther towards clear light by including among Connotative Terms such general names as "monk," name of classes that at once suggest a definite attribute.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William