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Etymology vs Connotatively - What's the difference?

etymology | connotatively |

As a noun etymology

is (uncountable) the study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.

As an adverb connotatively is

in a way that connotes.

etymology

English

Noun

(wikipedia etymology) (etymologies)
  • (uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
  • (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with .

    Derived terms

    * etymological * fake etymology * false etymology * folk etymology * popular etymology

    Related terms

    * etymon * etymologist * etymologize

    Hyponyms

    * onomastics

    References

    * * * English words suffixed with -ology

    connotatively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that connotes.
  • * 1878 , Shadworth Hollway Hodgson, The philosophy of reflection , volume 1, page 9:
    • We use words either denotatively or connotatively'; denotatively when a word is used as a mere mark or sign to point out which thing of all possible things we mean to speak of, and ' connotatively when it is used to point out a supposed characteristic of the thing denoted.

    See also

    * denotatively