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Literal Connotation Set Associations Implied Word Addition Meaning

Front Connotation
Back The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning, eg the literal difinition of 'spinster' is an unmarried woman, but it has the connotations of someone who is lonely and unhappy

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