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Free sign upThe phrase "the connotation" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing the implied or associated meanings of a word or phrase beyond its literal definition.
Example: "The connotation of the word 'home' often evokes feelings of warmth and safety."
Alternatives: "the implied meaning" or "the associated meaning"
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the connotation
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.
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"The connotation, mainly, is crime".
The connotation is both absurd and sort of touching.
That might even be the connotation that matters most.
"But the connotation is so different, it's beautiful," he said.
I'm glad motifs sneaked through the connotation filter.
A.M. Homes: Certainly the connotation of the word "suburbia" has changed profoundly.
My intention is to expose the connotation of light within darkness in every sense.
Roger Clemens speaks of his salad days and there is nothing good in the connotation.
The connotation comes with good reason -- although part fun and part serious.
The connotation is of fairytales, but also of the wild child in the woods.
"It did not have the connotation of public housing that public housing has now.
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