a denotation is the dictionary-ish defininition of a word.the opposite of denotation is connotation and that would be the images, sounds, feelings, etc., assoiciated with the wordhope this helps!
Denotation is the literal definition of a word, without any assumed or implied meanings.
Laid back, reclined, feet forward.
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Denotation is a dictionary definition, so a denotation of Hawaii could be "a group of islands in the pacific"