Sentence examples for The connotations from inspiring English sources

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The connotations

noun

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.

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The connotations are too disturbing to me.

The connotations of love, support and safety were too much to pour onto four letters.

The connotations are a bit different: "geek" suggests a person with special expertise, while "nerd" suggests social ineptness.

The connotations of the five states are as follows.

The connotations associated with them are no longer positive.

The connotations to a long-parked bicycle are never quite so clear, and ghost bikes suffer as a result.

Sometimes I'd try to break down the connotations.

I am dead set against the connotations game.

All of the connotations of Windows security apply".

I had fretted over the connotations of being kept, yet forgotten the basic meaning.

It's a mouthful but it lacks the connotations of the word "soldier".

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