connotation

That created a word that looks and sounds close enough to another word with obscene connotations that one X user commented Monday: “Angels hat flying close to the sun.”

Many factors can influence whether a person sees uncertainty with a negative connotation.

Chocolate, which was once a symbol of power and virility, took on more feminine connotations once women could enjoy it.

And just as words and their meaning can impose a certain reality, the opposite also can be true: A word’s connotations can evolve alongside the things it denotes.

They also had to overcome the negative connotation business had in their home.