0 a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation:
The word "lady" has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
1 a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation:
Honour might have been a common idiom among men, but the different immigrant communities perhaps attatched to it quite different connotations and importance.
The point is rather that descriptions have connotations which can themselves be traced to the relevant relations.
The connotations of these expressions illustrate the emotional and intellectual reactions of self-induced death.
The literal meaning of the term prestidigitator is 'nimble-fingered', but its connotations extend to the idea of illusion, imposture, deception.
Physical motion is precluded here, and there do not seem to be any connotations of intensity or negative attitude (see note 11).
The gradations among the groups in 44 - 46 clearly reflect the influence of socio-historical factors on linguistic connotations.
I considered the equipollence of referential expressions, the problem of positive and negative connotations of various referential expressions, and the problem of cross-gender reference.
We must also not forget that the position of the sound in a space affects the connotations of that sound.
