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- How can I say strenuous challenging without a negative connotation?
The OP probably thinks challenging has a negative connotation, because in several of its meanings, it does But it has a positive connotation in the way the OP wants to use it According to Merriam-Webster, challenge can mean: transitive verb:
- connotation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
One type of change is vocabulary: denotation, connotation, and popularity change with time, usually for no particular reason Sometimes there are identifiable pressures (inmigration, art, sociopolitical trends, etc ), but even when these are identifiable, the result would have been impossible to predict
- Blunt, brusque, curt, and terse -- is there a gradation of connotation . . .
None has a positive connotation, or would be good to apply to yourself, but you could describe your answers in a positive way with, from Lexico concise ADJECTIVE Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive Compared to the seeming waffle of Chamberlain, Churchill's account was clear and concise So you
- meaning - Connotation vs. Definition - English Language Usage . . .
The definition of connotation I like best is (unusually) from Wikipedia: "Connotation is a subjective cultural and or emotional coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative meaning of any specific word or phrase in a language" The connotation is the emotional and cultural baggage that goes with the word
- What are the connotations of ignorant? - English Language Usage . . .
In fact, this connotation is so obvious to me now that I've remembered the word 'ignore': Oxford English dictionaries Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally The word ignore itself was created in the late 15th century from ignorant, which predates it by about a century
- Connotation of sweety - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
When I rephrase the wording directly into Swedish, I realize the issue The connotation then is (in raising level of oopsiness: affectionate (which'd be sleazy at this point), diminutive (which'd be inappropriate lack of respect) or; derogatory (which'd be obnoxious and counter-productive to my aim) I've been using expressions like: "Here you
- word choice - Connotations of trite, passé, and cliché - English . . .
Trite definitely also has a negative connotation -- I think all these words do -- but it has an entirely different implication than cliché: something that is trite is something that is not deep or meaningful enough What you think is in style one season may be viewed as passé the next, especially by the hardcore fashionistas
- What is the word for victim but with a positive connotation?
Used in this context, 'beneficiary' has the especial connotation of being a passive recipient of a benefit So while you could say (as in the example in one of the other answers) "If a person lights a candle… he will be the recipient of good luck", it would be quite odd to say the same sentence with 'beneficiary', since the person has
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