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
