2.3 - nuances in word meanings

intention

a person's purpose, objective, or plan

nuance

a subtle difference in meaning

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word communicates, which can subtly color the word's meaning

A nuance is a subtle difference in ________.

meaning

Do "house" and "mansion" have the same denotation?

no

Do "jealous" and "doubting" have the same denotation of feeling envy?

no

Does "denotation" mean the way a word gets used in everyday life?

no

Do "president" and "king" have the same connotations?

no, because a president is usually an appointed figure in government, while a king is usually someone who inherits his position.

"Nuance" comes from a French word that means what?

shade

denotion

the dictionary definition of a word

Do "czar," "king," and "raja" all have the denotation of "ruler"?

yes

Do "yard" and "lawn" have the same denotation of a small area of grass?

yes

Is "denotation" the same thing as a "definition"?

yes

You replace a word in a sentence and it has the same meaning but a different nuance than the replaced word. Can the meaning of the sentence change just because the nuance of the word changed?

yes