Sentence examples for common connotations from inspiring English sources

In classical Chinese philosophy the meaning of the Chinese word xin 心, which literally refers to the physical heart, is not limited to its common connotations.

Even though that perspective still illuminates ecosystem studies (see below), it is no longer a necessary or even common connotation of the term "ecosystem".

Genital self-mutilation injury has a common connotation with eating behavior disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.

A diamond that costs less About Clarity: Inclusions are not bad, though the common connotation has slightly negative tones.

The evidence suggests that, at least to a certain extent, people match such shape dimensions with tastes on the basis of their common affective connotation.

Many of its common names have sexual connotations.

In Norwegian Hole (pronounced HOOL-eh) is a common name with no connotations of emptiness, but all the same, Harry is a loner, an obsessive smoker and drinker, has trouble with authority and difficulty sustaining relationships.

All of these characters, as played by Karenne, have in common a slightly feminist connotation.

They look different, and they have very different connotations in our common understanding of those two animals.

The upshot is that demands to cut welfare benefits (the very phrase reeks of ideological connotations) are more common than demands to raise them.

It should be noted however that modern English spelling was only starting to become fixed by Shakespeare's time and also that the word 'weird' (from Old English wyrd) had connotations beyond the common modern meaning.