Denotation
Last Updated on March 17, 2020, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: 64
Denotation is the definition a word has in the dictionary. The way people respond to that word is not taken into account. Two words may have the same denotation, but their connotation could be different.
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Correct example:
- Curious and inquisitive both mean eager to learn, but inquisitive is sometimes thought to connotatively imply a pushier method of learning information.
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