implication, n.
(implications)
freq. cnt. 16
(implications)
freq. cnt. 16
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
deduction entailment implication
sample sentences
"his resignation had political implications"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
implication import significance
sample sentences
"the significance of his remark became clear only later""the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
implication
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
<noun.relation>
implication
sample sentences
"he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
<noun.relation>
conditional relation implication logical implication
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym