connotative

con·no·ta·tive

adj \ˈkä-nə-ˌtā-tiv, kə-ˈnō-tə-tiv\

Definition of CONNOTATIVE

1

: connoting or tending to connote

2

: relating to connotation

— con·no·ta·tive·ly adverb

First Known Use of CONNOTATIVE

1614

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with CONNOTATIVE

aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative