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Denotations and Connotations

Denotations and Connotations. Denotation . Connotation. A word’s connotation is the feelings and ideas associated with a word. . A word’s denotation is its literal meaning – that is, the definition you find in a dictionary. Denotation and Connotation.

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Denotations and Connotations

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  1. Denotations and Connotations Denotation Connotation A word’s connotation is the feelings and ideas associated with a word. • A word’s denotation is its literal meaning – that is, the definition you find in a dictionary.

  2. Denotation and Connotation • Using a thesaurus, you can find words that have similar denotations but different connotations. • For example: If you looked up the word smile in a thesaurus, you would likely find the vocabulary word smirk listed as a synonym. Smile and smirk have similar denotations but different connotations. • Smile suggests happiness, while smirk suggests a smugness (an offensive self-satisfaction) • When someone smiles at us, we have a happy emotion. Happy emotions are positive, so the word smile has a positive connotation. • When someone smirks at us, we have a sad or maybe a mad emotion. Sad or mad emotions are negative, so the word smirk has a negative connotation.

  3. Denotation and Connotation Other examples: • Slim and Skinny both relate to being thin in size. However, slim has a positive connotation while skinny has a negative connotation. • Slim reminds me of someone that is fit and trim. While Skinny reminds me of someone that is undernourished.

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