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denotation - 10 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | denotation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explicit meaning |
| Synonyms: | definition, implication, indication, meaning, signification |
| Notes: | a word's denotation is its reference to the things it designates, its direct, explicit meaning; a word's connotation is things or attributes that the word brings to mind, any idea or notion suggested or associated with the word |
| Main Entry: | allusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indirect reference; hint |
| Synonyms: | charge, citation, connotation, denotation, figure of speech, implication, imputation, indication, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, play on words, quotation, remark, statement, suggestion, casual remark, incidental mention |
| Antonyms: | reality |
| Main Entry: | definition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | description |
| Synonyms: | annotation, answer, clarification, clue, comment, commentary, cue, delineation, demarcation, denotation, determination, diagnosis, drift, elucidation, explanation, exposition, fixing, gloss, interpretation, key, outlining, rationale, rendition, representation, solution, terminology, translation, analogue, characterization, delimitation, exemplification, explication, expounding, formalization, individuation, rendering, settling, signification, statement of meaning |
| Antonyms: | ambiguity, nonsense, vagueness |
| Main Entry: | hint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication; suggestion |
| Synonyms: | advice, allusion, announcement, clue, communication, connotation, denotation, evidence, help, idea, implication, impression, inference, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, iota, lead, mention, notice, notion, observation, omen, pointer, print, reference, reminder, scent, sign, smattering, suspicion, symptom, taste, telltale, tinge, tip, token, trace, warning, whiff*, whisper, wink*, wrinkle*, adumbration, flea in ear, glimmering, signification, tip-off, word to wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | symbol |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letter, character, sign of written communication |
| Synonyms: | attribute, badge, denotation, design, device, emblem, figure, image, indication, logo, mark, motif, note, numeral, pattern, regalia, representation, stamp, token, type |
| Main Entry: | semantics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
| Synonyms: | connotation, definition, denotation, explanation, exposition, interpretation, semiotics, symbolism, exegetics, explication, glossology, semiology, significs, symbiology |
| Main Entry: | importance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | significance, weight |
| Synonyms: | accent, attention, bearing, caliber, concern, consequence, denotation, distinction, drift*, effect, emphasis, force, gist*, gravity, import, influence, interest, moment, point, precedence, preponderance, priority, purport, sense, seriousness, standing, stress, substance, tenor, usefulness, value, concernment, materiality, momentousness, notability, paramountcy, preponderancy, relevance, signification, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | message, signification |
| Synonyms: | allusion, bearing, bottom line*, connotation, content, context, definition, denotation, drift, effect, essence, explanation, force, gist, heart*, hint, implication, import, interpretation, intimation, meat, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nuance, nuts and bolts*, pith, point, purport, sense, significance, spirit, stuff, subject, subject matter, substance, suggestion, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth, acceptation, nature of beast, symbolization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example |
| Synonyms: | denotation, exemplar, illustration, index, indication, model, representative, sample, sign, specimen, token, type |
| Main Entry: | value |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, worth |
| Synonyms: | account, bearing, benefit, caliber, condition, connotation, consequence, content, denotation, distinction, drift, eminence, esteem, estimation, excellence, finish, force, goodness, grade, help, implication, import, importance, interpretation, mark, meaning, merit, power, preference, profit, purpose, quality, regard, sense, significance, state, stature, substance, superiority, use, usefulness, utility, valuation, desirability, marketability, repute, serviceableness |
| Antonyms: | detriment, disadvantage |
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