Connotation and Denotation

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What is the dictionary definition of a word?

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Denotation

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Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of _____________.

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Words

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Connotation is a word's ___________.

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Emotional meaning

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Choose the word that best completes the sentence: She was disappointed that the dress she wanted to buy her daughter was ________________ as she ran her fingers across the fabric.

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Unaffordable

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Which word has a negative connotation?

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Stench

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What does 'denotation' refer to?

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.

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What does 'connotation' refer to?

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The ideas or feelings that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.

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Give an example of a word with a positive connotation.

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Youthful.

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Give an example of a word with a negative connotation.

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Cheap.

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What is the connotation of the word 'slim'?

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Positive connotation, suggesting attractiveness.