Difference between Intension and Connotation

What is the difference between Intension and Connotation?

Intension as a noun is intensity or the act of becoming intense . while Connotation as a noun is a meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. a characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

Intension

Part of speech: noun

Definition: intensity or the act of becoming intense . Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

Connotation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.

Example sentence: I think YouTube used to have a negative connotation, like it was the place where the rejects went and made careers, but I'm proud to be YouTuber. I wanted to be in that first generation of YouTube stars who transitioned into the 'real world.' It was a really good way to build my business.

We hope you now know whether to use Intension or Connotation in your sentence.

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