connotation

ˌkɑːnəˈteɪʃən
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Translation of connotation into German

Noun

implied meaning

TECH.
idea or feeling a word suggests beyond its basic meaning
TECH.
Konnotation fBeiklang mNebenbedeutung fAssoziation
  • The word 'home' has a warm connotation.Das Wort 'Zuhause' hat eine warme Konnotation.
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Expressions with connotation: examples in English and translations in German

sexuelle Konnotation
The joke had a sexual connotation that made some people uncomfortable.

Synonyms and analogies of connotation in English

n.implicationundertoneMore synonyms

Examples of connotation in a sentence

  • 'Youthful' has a positive connotation in this context.

Translations of "connotation" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieKonnotationnf.

Solid also has a connotation of being strong and good.

Solide hat auch eine Konnotation, stark und gut zu sein.

dieAssoziationnf.

There's a bit of a romantic connotation - dangerous, surprise, adventure, glamor.

Es gibt da so etwas wie eine romantische Assoziation - Gefahr, Überraschung, Abenteuer, Glamour.

derBeigeschmacknm.

A sweet self-deception... with a pleasant connotation.

Ein süßer Selbstbetrug... mit schönem Beigeschmack.

derBeiklangnm.

Latin serenita and its connotation of "drought".

Latein Gelassenheit und seine Beiklang von "Dürre".

dieNebenbedeutungnf.

Find the elements in denotation and connotation.

Stellen Sie Elemente der Bedeutung und der Nebenbedeutung fest.

derBegriffsinhaltnm.

It is a characteristic of this style that if a connotation is obvious it should not be explicitly stated.

Es gehört zu den Merkmalen dieses Stils, daß ein offenkundiger Begriffsinhalt nicht ausdrücklich erklärt wird.

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Other translations for connotation:

  • Bedeutungsumfangn.

connotation: Examples and translations in context

If you believe that, it very definitely has a religious connotation.

Wenn Sie das glauben, hat das definitiv eine religiöse Konnotation.

Over time, it took on a slightly pejorative connotation.

Im Laufe der Zeit nahm es eine leicht abwertende Konnotation an.

This threatening metaphor of a monoculture has an ecological connotation as well.

Diese bedrohliche Metapher einer Monokultur hat ebenso eine ökologische Konnotation.

Thus it has the connotation "uncanonical" with some of them.

So hat es die Konnotation "uncanonical" mit einigen von ihnen.

Here, hybridity has a critical political connotation that is entirely unequivocal.

Die Hybridität hat hier eine ganz eindeutige kritisch politische Konnotation.

This connotation can be traced in the blue pieces of both artists.

Diese Konnotation durchzieht als Spur die blauen Werke beider Künstler.

The teacher discussed the difference between denotation and connotation in their lesson.

Der Lehrer diskutierte den Unterschied zwischen Denotation und Konnotation in seinem Unterricht.

If the image-eye is changed then a new connotation appears, of course.

Wird das Bild-Auge verändert, entsteht natürlich eine andere Konnotation.

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