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- Is there a word that means relax, but with negative connotations . . .
However, the connotation can shift within a context One can even say "He was in bed all day" with a negative tone, with just the verb be Except, the question is asking for a verb that means 'relax' with negative connotations
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- connotation - Is there a connotational difference between Reality and . . .
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 connotations associated with it, so the word "actuality" makes you think of "reality" in the general sense, rather than "reality" in the TV sense
- Does extraordinary, exceptional, outstanding always carry . . .
In other words, while these terms do indeed most often carry a good connotation, they can and will be understood to carry a bad one in the right context My gut feeling is that of the three, outstanding is the one least likely to be associated with a negative connotation (though it will be understood if used in such a context), while both
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