connotation

/kon-uh-TAY-shun/noun

an idea or feeling a word invokes beyond its literal meaning

'Cheap' and 'affordable' differ only in connotation.
Synonyms
implication, overtone, undertone
Antonyms
denotation
Memory hook
con + notare (mark): the extra marks a word carries.

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