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What is a connotation?

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The word 'connotation' has two distinct senses: 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression; 2: an idea that is implied or suggested

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What is connotation?
Language Connotation is the tone or emotional association that a word has. It can be negative or positive, but is usually something seen by the population in general. For example, "slim" and "bony"...
What is connotations?
A connotation is your emotions to a word. For example, murder. When we think of murder, we think of it as a bad thing, so it has a negative connotaion.
Is dismal a positive connotation or a negative connotation?
It is a negative word. Meaning negative, dreary, sad, etc.
Why do words with negative connotations have connotations?
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What is a connotation for hunger?
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