19 Connotations Quotes for You to Enjoy

Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face. Tom Wolfe

Market fundamentalists recognize that the role of the state in the economy is always disruptive, inefficient, and generally has negative connotations. This leads them to believe that the market mechanism can take care of all the problems. George Soros

When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught in a compromising position' or 'She compromised her ethics' replace the positive connotations of 'They reached a compromise'? Deborah Tannen

Positive Word Ethics Negative Compromise Compromised Compromising He Reached She Caught Replace Get Did Connotations Her Position

I'm always weary of connotations. I don't want people to listen to the music I make presently because they liked my previous work, or to dismiss it because they didn't. I'm guilty of this as well - having preconceptions about other artists - but it's stupid because all music exists on its own and should be listened to with a clear head. Dev Hynes

Work Music People Weary Stupid Own Other Guilty About Having Previous Clear Head Liked Well Make Because Always Exists Listen Listened Preconceptions Artists Want Dismiss Should Connotations

When people think what is the most simple sort of human, it's a white man, and anything else that is added to that complicates it for people. It comes with all kinds of meanings and connotations. If they have a different skin color, that comes with a connotation. If they're a woman, 'Oh well, what do I feel about that?' Lisa Hanawalt

Man Woman People Simple White Skin Think Added Else Kinds About Color Feel Most Well Sort Human Oh Different Anything Anything Else Meanings Skin Color Connotation Connotations

We all are scared. First of all, as a culture, we're constantly told that if you start to express yourself or express your needs, you're needy. You're too emotional. And they put all these negative connotations on it. That has started since we were kids, especially for men. Karamo Brown

Needs You Culture Yourself Negative Men First Too Needy Kids Constantly Scared Emotional Put Since First Of All Were Your Express Express Yourself Connotations Start Started

Foreign languages was the only thing that interested me when I was at school, so playing in another language... it is quite demanding because if it is not your mother tongue, you are missing some connotations and some emotional depth of certain things. Tom Wlaschiha

Me You School Mother Language Demanding Some Only Emotional Missing Another Because Mother Tongue Foreign Foreign Languages Quite The Only Thing Interested Depth Certain Your Certain Things Languages Connotations Thing Things Tongue Playing

Even when you just hear the word 'Syria,' it packs a lot of political connotations. Sami Zayn

You Political Word Syria Hear Lot Just Packs Even Connotations

Some of the words that pop up on the show have had terrible connotations. But that's the beauty of 'Countdown.' Rachel Riley

Words Beauty Some Had Terrible Up Pop Show Connotations

Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we're trying very hard not to use the words 'science fiction,' because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes. Paolo Bacigalupi

I think the real problem is all the negative connotations people have with that term. They think, 'Oh my God! I don't want to be 'plus-size!'' But people attach too much significance to terms. We can't let these terms define us or our beauty. Philomena Kwao

In India, when someone calls you sexy, they don't mean it as a compliment; it has derogatory connotations. Tanushree Dutta

You Compliment India Sexy Someone Calls Mean Derogatory Connotations

To the great majority of white Americans, the Negro problem has distinctly negative connotations. It suggests something difficult to settle and equally difficult to leave alone. It is embarrassing. It makes for moral uneasiness. Gunnar Myrdal

Alone Great Problem Negative White Difficult Settle Embarrassing Moral Great Majority Something Majority Equally Makes Leave American Connotations

The word 'superficial' comes with such negative connotations, suggesting that whatever it is applied to has no value. But the emotional pull of beauty for its own sake cannot be underestimated. Robin Givhan

Word Negative Value Beauty Whatever Own Superficial Emotional Underestimated Sake Cannot Connotations Applied Suggesting Pull