connotation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
    intension.
  2. noun an idea that is implied or suggested

WordNet

Con`no*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. connotation.
Definitions
  1. The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.

Webster 1913