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connotations

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for connotations.

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Quick take

a classical music composition for symphony orchestra written by American composer Aaron Copland.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of connotations gathered in one view.

N

a classical music composition for symphony orchestra written by American composer Aaron Copland.

N

Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal that was established in 1991 covering the field of English literature (from the Middle English period to the present), as well as American and other anglophone literature.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for connotations.

N

a classical music composition for symphony orchestra written by American composer Aaron Copland.

N

Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal that was established in 1991 covering the field of English literature (from the Middle English period to the present), as well as American and other anglophone literature.

Example sentences

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Your guess about the connotations is correct.

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Much more so at a party whose whole purpose is getting smashed, and which has strong connotations of college sexual dynamics.

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Extremist groups have claimed the word for more violent connotations, but traditionally is more like a burden that one struggles against.

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There is a misogynistic quality to that particular word that connotations a disdain for women.

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The word nigger still has pretty heavy connotations in our society so I don't think it would be ok.

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Some circles in the Italian hacking scene have long had right-wing connotations.

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It turns out the name was chosen for its connotations, i.e.

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Beer and beer pong are the obvious connotations with frat parties.

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) There were hippies who talked a lot about how important the connotations of a particular word are.

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There is a huge difference in connotations here.

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It still holds a lot of socialist values and even We get back to words like idealist or fundamentalist that have negative connotations, an interesting thing in itself.

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I haven't looked into what those numbers refer to exactly, and I don't like all the medical connotations, but that's how it's done in France.

Quote examples

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Which contradicts the inherent negative connotations that people perceive when they hear the word "censorship".

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To answer it with "humans are merely animals" would not address the subject at hand and, again, would have specific connotations.

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There is "custodian"; sometimes building janitors are called custodians, but that word has connotations of taking care of something (having it in your custody).

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Thus, in this context at least, "startup" means nothing but "new company" and carries none of the other connotations that most people here assume when hearing the term.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use connotations in a sentence?

Your guess about the connotations is correct.

What does connotations mean?

a classical music composition for symphony orchestra written by American composer Aaron Copland.

What part of speech is connotations?

connotations is commonly used as N.