Connotations

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Definitions and meanings of "Connotations"

What do we mean by connotations?

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 attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

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The word "connotations" in example sentences

Formula despite its bad connotations is not a four-letter word. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The essay argues that the dynamics of the subject, as conceptualized especially by Kant, are such that the word "subjectvity," with its psychological and individualistic connotations, is inadequate to them. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I actually think questioning the fundamental purpose of giving students feedback by focusing on the automatic use of red and its negative connotations is bold and creative, but to listen to some of the comments that (rare) context-missing article provoked you wonder why anyone should bother being creative when the world is generally so blinkered and unwilling to accept that they are not experts in everything. ❋ Jonathan (2004)

Originally an onomatopoeic description of anyone who spoke a non-Greek, unintelligible language, barbaros came to acquire the pejorative connotations of "barbarous" and "barbaric". ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's also been discussion of how the pejorative connotations of "vanity" distort the discourse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term '' '9 / 11 conspiracy theory' '' applies all the pejorative connotations of the phrase "[[conspiracy theory]]" to alternative theories of the terrorist attacks of September ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alex: In any case, I don’t know the connotations of the German words well enough, so let’s just speak about the Tibetan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You can sink down on your haunches, which is a little archaic but can be used in fantasy I suppose, though I'm not sure what the connotations are there. ❋ Nathreee (2009)

The term "loyalist" carries pejorative connotations in Northern Ireland. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The word evoked connotations of an elite society in which Khalil was an esteemed member. ❋ Allison Hobbs (2010)

Moreover, the term's presently widespread pejorative connotations render “fideism” problematic as a descriptive category. ❋ Amesbury, Richard (2009)

Avoid pejorative connotations when talking about "groups" we want to exploit. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

I would appreciate it if you could use “silly,” “ineffective,” or other adjectives when describing the puns, instead of “lame,” which gives pejorative connotations to people with disabilities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I think that a lot of people who buy into what's sometimes termed with the slight whiff of pejorative connotations "AGW" do so on the basis of received wisdom and sheer faith, and I think that it is ignorant to take scientific or empirical questions on faith. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

The first major book to strip urban sprawl of its pejorative connotations, Sprawl offers readers a completely new vision of the city and its growth. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Never mind that the listener perceives your language to have negative or pejorative connotations, or that you could express your point equally well without use of the offending language. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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