connotation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2020年1月22日 · One type of change is vocabulary: denotation, connotation, and popularity change with time, usually for no particular reason. Sometimes there are identifiable pressures …
meaning in context - Do "kook" and "kooky" have a negative …
2024年10月17日 · Based on the definition provided by Cambridge dictionary, it must have a positive connotation: kooky adjective mainly US informal uk /ˈkuː.ki/ us /ˈkuː.ki/ (especially of a …
connotation - Meaning of "have an agenda" - English Language
2012年4月24日 · I came in with the express purpose of checking out whether to have an agenda has a negative connotation or not – as such it was in the back of my mind. The fact that there …
connotation - Is there a connotational difference between …
He is talking about the extra connotation that is now associated with the term "reality" in the context of TV and video; "reality TV" is often anything but. The word "actuality" has no such …
Does "uncanny" have a negative connotation to it?
2011年5月18日 · It usually has a negative connotation, but only a mild one. Close analogues would be words like: unsettling; strange; astounding; A sentence like this does not have any …
synonyms - Phrase for insatiable with positive connotation
2021年6月10日 · The designer is a perfectionist and that shows in his eyewear designs. (positive connotation) and. He was a perfectionist who didn't suffer fools gladly. (negative connotation) …
Does the word "vain" necessarily have a negative denotation or …
2015年3月22日 · Joseph Fitzgerald, Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English (1901) offers an interesting perspective on what Fitzgerald sees as a major change in the understood …
orthography - Connotations of Letter 'X' - English Language
In the English language, the letter X has a connotation of mystery, intrigue, or excitement. Examples: Planet X: A theoretical planet of mysterious origin, or an unknown planet. [Edit: Bad …
connotation - "Crisis", "drama" and similar words in the news
One would either use some alternative generic term like ‘crisis’, which has a grave connotation in German, or get more specific,like ‘recession’, ‘tense times’, ‘unemployment’. On the other …
nouns - Meaning and connotations of "ignorance" - English …
2010年12月13日 · Partially. The word ignorance, (and the adjective ignorant) purely imply a lack of knowledge, understanding, awareness, education, or unenlightened.