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an idea that is implied or suggested- We had to fight the connotations that come with hip-hop, like gangs, shootings and drugs. People don't see what a vibrant life force there is in hip-hop.James Buckley
- Wiccans still use the term "witch;" though it as a negative connotation to most people.
- By word and sound, to Jerry, "Mister Haggin" had the same connotation that "God" has to God-worshipping humans.London, Jack -- Jerry of the Islands
- The brand now has a negative connotation.
- I don't want to give it a larger connotation than it deserves, for Sophie and Nathan had fled faith.William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
- —The connotation of the word, Stephen said, is rather vague.James Joyce -- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The liturgy also uses it in its later Russian connotation of lust' and Vice.'Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
- They had been diverted from their hereditary connotation to signify impressions for which Nature did not intend them.Thomas Hardy -- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- You could say, Wassup? to ask how somebody is, or the term phat, which has very positive connotations.Robert MacNeil and William Crane -- Do You Speak American?
- To me the word has a negative connotation.Veronica Roth -- Divergent
- I originally called it "The Best Failure Award," but failure has so many negative connotations that students couldn't get past the word itself.Randy Pausch -- The Last Lecture
- The word "Catholic" obviously had a negative connotation for Pastor Falk.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Thus the U.S. initials with a dual connotation.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- I told you that was too primitive a word, without the correct connotations.Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time
- "Project Elrond" had taken on a dark connotation throughout the Space Center, veiled in secrecy.Andy Weir -- The Martian
- The closest English equivalent would be 'incantation,' but this has a number of incorrect connotations.Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
- I would have wanted you for eternity, even when the word didn't have quite the same connotations.Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
- Suddenly the word had a new and immediate connotation.Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
- They're called shells, which is a slightly derogatory connotation on Luna, so .... well, bioelectrically challenged doesn't sound much better, does it?"Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
- Living off of beans is proper English, which brings with it the connotation of higher society, accepted standards, and the status quo.Sarah Dessen -- This Lullaby