Sentences with phrase «with connotations»

I came across «gank» in a BoingBoing post today, hadn't seen the word before, and thought you might like to add it to your online vocabulary: it means, essentially, to steal, with connotations of ripping off, and is probably a portmanteau word marrying «grab» and «yank.»

The title is a Cuban slang expression for a foldaway bed, carrying with it connotations of unexpected visits and familial connections.

The reflective and sometimes harsh nature of metal, combined with its connotations of technological progress in the postwar period, made it a material of interest among sculptors and painters alike.

The presence of fire in the making of Fuses more directly connects the works subject with connotations of fire as a symbol of passion and creation.

Yet historically, flatware has become loaded with divisive cultural significance, evoking associations embedded with connotations of class, etiquette, and privilege.

All of this gets at one of the critical points of the piece, which is the contentious historical relationship between white men and black women, one that is loaded with connotations of abuse of power.

Other works are emotionally charged with connotations set in direct contrast to other works completely devoid of human characteristics such as the series of robots or slivers.

But in order to obtain this, one is dependent on using signs and codes with connotations that are common, or else they will not be able to recognise the attempted image of one's self.

They are embedded with connotations of energy and power, at once indexing machinery and the legacy of Abstract Expressionism.

Lull seeks to embody and perform a delicate relationship between sonic harmony and dissonance, underpinning it with connotations of deeply felt memories of childhood as well as cultural traditions.

Pura vida, a characteristic Costa Rican phrase, literally means pure life, with connotations that suggest translations such as «full of life», «this is living!»

I don't really care for the term» technician» with its connotations of working on technical equipment or doing practical work in a laboratory.

Wideman refers to this system as «empire,» a word fraught with connotations of imperialism and slavery.

Alison, let us know if you want help with the connotations of a particular name.

The whole concept that drugs are always and inevitably «dangerous», while anything «natural» [whatever that is] is safe and benign while having as good an effect as the «unnatural» and dangerous «drug» [a word with connotations of narcotics and addiction, btw] is a very subtle and pervasive concept indeed.

This claim doesn't appear to have much evidence behind it, and will surely anger both the Reds and Gerrard with its connotations.

«Happy» with its connotations of random good luck as in «perhaps» is no substitute for the beauty and beneficence of «Blessed»...

The very term «orthodoxy» carries with it connotations of conservative, even reactionary consolidation.

But I suggest that Protestants who are fascinated with Mary be careful not to expect us to adopt titles for Mary like Mother of God or Mother of the Church, when those terms, even when technically correct, come with connotations that some of us believe, with Barth, necessitate «an Evangelical protest.»

If it is sufficiently damaged, pain becomes just another sensation with no no connotations good or bad.

It is a fundamental human impulse to ground our vows in something greater than ourselves, which carries with it connotations of worship.

On rare occasions I have given other renderings of the Hebrew text; italics are always mine; and I have often substituted the Hebrew divine name, Yahweh, for the R.S.V.'s «the Lord,» a term, for most of us, loaded with connotations foreign to the ancient Israelite.

Commentaries on the concept speak of a profound and comprehensive sort of well - being: «abundant welfare,» with its connotations of justice and the common good.

It means having what other people lack, with connotations of denial.

«we felt we needed a different term,» Ann Bowers, vicepresident of human resources, explains, «because «secretary» was so loaded with connotations of typist, errand - runner, and phone answerer.

At one time, the thought of dining solo carried with it a connotation of isolation, but it is now an accepted part of modern life, with 47 percent of all adult eating occasions occurring alone.

Instead of focusing on resource allocation, with its connotation of one - off choices, managers should concentrate on the fluid reallocation of funds, people, and attention.

In fairness to the author, the word used to describe the imagined spouse is «faithless» not «unfaithful», with the connotation of non-Christian or non-practising rather than adulterous.

The Hebrew word for holiness, «kedushah,» carries with it a connotation of separateness or distinctiveness.

the word rapture The Koine Greek text of 1 Thessalonians 4:17 uses the verb form ἁρπαγησόμεθα (harpagēsometha), which means «we shall be caught up» or «taken away», with the connotation that this is a sudden event.

The idea of «sin» carries with it this connotation and helps us to make a point which we are sometimes obligated to make.

The love of God, though it appears not infrequently in the Old Testament and in the rabbinical writings, there carries with it a connotation of God's love for the people Israel which was too small for Jesus.

So the phrase carries with it the connotation of God having drawn near to man so as to grant him the experience of his direct, unmediated nearness.)

«Networking» is sometimes considered a dirty word, with the connotation of being awkward or overly assertive.

(Watson, by the way, prefers the term lab safety «professionals» to «officers,» with its connotation of checking and giving out tickets.)

The term «schizophrenia,» with its connotation of hopeless chronic brain disease, should be dropped and replaced with something like «psychosis spectrum syndrome,» argues a professor of psychiatry in The BMJ today.

Ubisoft has been pumping out these Rabbids games for the past few years and unfortunately they come with the connotation of «Shovelware titles» since they've previously only been a collection of minigames.

say that we [Aussies] have an accent, rather than speak a dialect; so even if we actually do speak dialects, both countries are less acquainted with the term and therefore don't think with this connotation.

with the connotation that it is human caused.

Mining comes with the connotation of getting rich quick, striking a fortune, or getting lucky and earning a life - changing amount

Labelling it as «access» brings with it the connotation that one parent plays a less significant role.

Not exact matches

And with that, the pair entered the more traditional business of outsourcing, which at the time had (and today still has) a negative connotation.

The visual nature of Pinterest lends itself to promoting businesses and brands with visual results or connotations.

They could remember 81 % of the words with a negative connotation, like «cancer.»

But they could remember only 31 % of the words with a positive or neutral connotation, like «sunshine» or «basket.»

As it happens, Marvel briefly changed the name of the character to Black Leopard to avoid confusing connotations with the militant party.

Nevertheless, her move is a huge step toward quashing whatever negative connotation might still be associated with self - publishing.

Not surprisingly, binge - watching is also less frowned upon, with only 30 % of respondents reporting a negative view of binge - viewership (there would appear to be some self - loathers in that bunch) compared to two years ago, when more than half of respondents felt the term «binging» had negative connotations.

Shock value may get your organization some attention, but the negative connotations associated with your company name or product could keep enterprise clients from becoming involved.

Above all, it made explicit the negative connotation associated with the product, whose name is short for «spiced ham,» that was once a symbol of patriotism when sent to U.S. soldiers fighting in the Second World War.