Tiger vs. Connotation

Tigernoun

, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

Connotationnoun

(semantics) 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.

‘The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.’;

Tigernoun

A male tiger.

Connotationnoun

(logic) The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

‘The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).’;

Tigernoun

(heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.

Connotationnoun

The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.

Tigernoun

(obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Connotationnoun

a meaning implied but not explicitly denoted by some word or expression, which may be understood in addition to the explicit primary meaning.

Tigernoun

A leopard.

Connotationnoun

the full set of necessary properties possessed by all the objects within the extension of a term; the intensional meaning of a term, which determines the objects to which the term applies; the intension of a term.

Tigernoun

A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.

Connotationnoun

what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Tigernoun

(figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.

Connotationnoun

an idea that is implied or suggested

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.

‘three cheers and a tiger’;

Connotation

A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. A connotation is frequently described as either positive or negative, with regard to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.

Tigernoun

A tiger beetle.

Tigernoun

A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina

Tigernoun

A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.

Tigernoun

A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

Tigernoun

Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

‘As for heinous tiger, Tamora.’;

Tigernoun

A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

a fierce or audacious person;

‘he's a tiger on the tennis court’; ‘it aroused the tiger in me’;

Tigernoun

large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside.