konotasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch connotatie, from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konoˈtasi]
• Hyphenation: ko‧no‧ta‧si
• Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

konotasi (first-person possessive konotasiku, second-person possessive konotasimu, third-person possessive konotasinya)

1. (semantics) connotation: A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

   Synonym: nilai rasa

   Antonym: denotasi

Derived terms

• berkonotasi

 

Further reading

• “konotasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.