Connotation and Denotation are two principal methods of describing the meanings of. words. Connotation refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them, whereas denotation is the precise, literal definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary.

But this great population of the United States of America has not only grown outrageously; it has kept uniform. Which two words have a similar denotation to the word outrageously as it is used in the passage? The words traditional, conservative, conventional, and old-fashioned all have similar meanings.

Answer. Answer: Welcome is the word that has a similar denotation but different connotation. Denotation is translation of a word or sign to its meaning.

Denotation: Literary Definition To give an example, the denotation for “blue” is the color blue. For example: The girl was blue. You mean the girl was quite literally the color blue.

Denotation is used when an author wants the reader to understand a word, phrase, or sentence in its literal form, without other implied, associated, or suggested meanings.

Connotative Meaning: an association that comes to mind when people hear or read the word.

Meaning of denotative in English The denotative meaning of a word is its main meaning, not including the feelings and ideas that people may connect with that word: Although words have both denotative and connotative meanings, there has been little research on a child’s acquisition of connotations.

Importance of Connotation. Most words have two meanings: a denotative (literal) meaning, and a connotative (implied) meaning. Connotations set the tone when writing and speaking, and clarify one’s intentions —they can elicit certain emotions or reactions or help to provide distinct impressions of things.

1a : a female chicken especially over a year old broadly : a female bird. b : the female of various mostly aquatic animals (such as lobsters or fish) 2 : woman especially : a fussy middle-aged woman.