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Antonyms for connotation
ˌkɒn əˈteɪ ʃəncon·no·ta·tion
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connotationnoun
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denotationSynonyms:
intensionconnotationnoun
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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denotationSynonyms:
intensionconnotationnoun
A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.
The two expressions the morning star and the evening star have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).
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denotation
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It's hard to ridicule somebody for something that you continue to use in your music, every (hip-hop) artist is using the n-word in their music -- hit records with the n-word in it. You can't be upset when somebody says it. You can't. It's hard to differentiate when you can use it. If we don't want the word used and the word holds such a negative connotation, then we shouldn't use it at all, period.
There's a derogatory connotation that comes with the word selfish, as if somebody is making this decision typically for a pleasurable reason, maybe nearsighted is a better way of saying that their focus becomes really limited down to what's immediately in front of them. And they're not able to see the larger context of the history of their life, the relationships and the dimensionality of things.
With this particular flag, the connotation is that because it represents the Confederacy that fought on the side of succession and slavery it can be viewed as a racist symbol.
I noticed an actor and her husband on [a recent cover of a celebrity tabloid] that said In Couples' Therapy! The clear message is, 'Oh, their marriage is ending.' There's such a negative connotation, in my previous relationship, we went to couples' therapy at the end, and that's often too late. You can't go after nine years and start figuring out what patterns you're in.
I think sex has a bad connotation for two reasons. On the religious aspect, some people feel that they are not supposed to be giving their virginity away, and I think porn unfortunately has given sex a sort of degrading factor….
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