Connotative

con·no·ta·tion  (kn-tshn)

n.

1. The act or process of connoting.

2.

a. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.

b. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

3. Logic The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.

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conno·tative adj.

conno·tative·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

connotative - having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" denotative, denotive - having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming