connotation (noun)

  • 121Murzyn — is a Polish word for a black person. It is seen by some as a neutral word,[1] but others consider it to have pejorative connotations.[2] Notably, the noun murzyn appears in a popular Polish saying which referres to any menial work performed by a… …

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  • 122ecstasy, mysticism, and hallucinations —    The term ecstasy comes from the Greek noun ekstasis, which has a variety of meanings and connotations, including departure, dismissal, mental derangement, and poignancy. In the present context it translates loosely as being outside oneself .… …

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  • 123import — I noun connotation, consequence, drift, essence, gist, gravity, idea, importance, matter, meaning, meaningfulness, moment, pith, point, purport, sense, seriousness, significance, significatio, signification, substance, sum, tenor, vis, weight,… …

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  • 124context — I noun argumentum, background, circumstance, coloring, connection, connotation, extended meaning, force, gist, implication, import, main meaning, meaning, mode of expression, purport, range of meaning, scope, sense, subject matter, sum and… …

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  • 125interpretation — in·ter·pre·ta·tion /in ˌtər prə tā shən/ n: the act or result of interpreting compare construction in·ter·pre·ta·tive /in tər prə ˌtā tiv, tə tiv/ adj in·ter·pre·tive /in tər prə tiv/ adj …

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  • 126general meaning — I noun connotation, content, cornerstone, drift, essence, essential matter, essential part, gist, idea, implication, import, important part, main point, marrow, meat, principle, purport, quintessence, sense, significance, substance, sum and… …

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  • 127hint — I noun adumbration, allusion, clue, connotation, covert allusion, cue, faint outline, faint suggestion, foreshadowing, idea, implication, indication, indirect suggestion, inference, inkling, insinuation, intimation, significatio, slight… …

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  • 128meaning — I noun acceptation, connotation, content, definition, denotation, drift, explanation, idea, import, interpretation, purport, semantics, semasiology, sense, sententia, significance, significatio, signification, substance, tenor, text, vis… …

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