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Meanings of connotation in English

Portuguese
significado
Catalan
connotació
Spanish
sentido

What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.

significado
Russian
коннотативное значение
Portuguese
linguagem conotativa
Spanish
connotacion
Catalan
connotació

Cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning.

коннотативное значение

The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

Usage of connotation in English
1
But outside the house, the Bauer name had quite a different connotation.
The arms maker of berlin
2
Your word has a connotation that does not apply to our concept.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
3
Dane took up the master course book, read the connotation and blinked.
Plague Ship
4
A certain elasticity of application too leaves room for the more connotation.
The Mountains
5
So we have nut trees that give us this connotation of domesticity.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
6
I hate the term 'heads-up rugby' but I get its inferred connotation.
Independent.ie
7
The word 'boer' has always had something of a negative connotation.
The South African
8
The left handles denotation, he clarifies, the right deals with connotation.
The Guardian
9
There was more than that in the connotation of his name.
Burning Daylight
10
The connotation of the sexed creature, of the human thing, evaporated.
Angel Island
11
There was a differing connotation in the hands, to be sure.
The Night Horseman
12
Soul food is not a negative connotation and I would never disrespect that.
Ebony
13
Interestingly, they only have that connotation in northern European painting of that time.
The Irish Times
14
But it is not necessary to multiply illustrations of this law of connotation.
A Study of Poetry
15
For the description of feelings, words with a rich emotional connotation are important.
How To Write Special Feature Articles / A Handbook for Reporters...
16
Wild Bill was inevitable then, but inaccurate, at least by connotation.
Girl out back
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