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connotation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intension |
| Type of | import, meaning, significance, signification |
| Derivation | connotational, connote |
Examples of connotation
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Forget the negative connotation usually associated with refurbished electronics.
From the foxbusiness.com
The connotation is referring to something thatis not meant to be mixed together.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
A non-gradable adjective might have another connotation in which it is gradable.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Over the years, the term contrastive rhetoric has gained a negative connotation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Networking has a connotation that conveys the image of collecting business cards.
From the chron.com
Director Judy Hart said the spirits have no religious or spiritual connotation.
From the omaha.com
Big Red fits that bill, although it might have too much of an Indian connotation.
From the thestate.com
You can't really escape the connotation that the rich are better than the poor.
From the guardian.co.uk
As fate would have it, Q.P.R. against Chelsea has a similar unwanted connotation.
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- Intension: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- An idea that is implied or suggested
- (connotative) having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
- Connotation is a subjective cultural and/or emotional coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative meaning of any specific word or phrase in a language, i.e. emotional association with a word.
- In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. A second level of meanings is termed connotative. ...
- 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. ...
- (connotate) To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply
- (connotative) That implies or suggests something else
- (connotations) are semantic values conventionally associated with the core meaning of a word. Churchill used the phrase terminological inexactitude of a fellow member of Parliament, to avoid the negative connotation of lie, a term which parliamentary etiquette forbids.
