Connotation (semiotics)

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This word has distinct meanings in logic, philosophy, and common usage. See connotation.

In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. A second level of meanings is termed connotative. These meanings are not objective representations of the thing, but new usages produced by the language group.