Question

Determine whether the definition below is denotative or connotative.

duplicity: the state or quality of having two elements or parts; being twofold or double.

A. connotative

B. denotative

Answer 1

is there any underline words?

Answer 2

Sorry, no there isn't .-.
... it's not the type of question where you plug in the multiple choice answer...
Denotative means 'direct definition'
and
Connotative would be 'subtle definition' or one that kind of beats around the bush... I'm just kind of confused on how I know which one's which...

Answer 3

yea i know the two meaning i had to study these two word few weeks ago. But there should be a word like for example love that used in sentence and it can be a denotative or connotative.

Answer 4

Ohhhh sorry lol the word is duplicity c:

Answer 5

oh ok

Answer 6

I'm assuming the answer is connotative because when I looked up the definition it didn't come off as... direct. However, I don't understand this concept at all /:

Answer 7

will i think it will be denotative because of this definition http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duplicity

Answer 8

what do you think?

Answer 9

I'm not sure... can you tell me what in the definition comes off as denotative please? I'm not sure exactly of what I'm looking for...

Answer 10

there are 3 meaning and this is one of them the quality or state of being double or twofold

Answer 11

and that meaning look actually the same that you posted

Answer 12

duplicity... duplicate... double... twofold... o.o is it because the words have the same meaning in them..?

Answer 13

don't understand what you're try to say.

Answer 14

>.< duplicity reminds me of the word duplicate and duplicate means "having two corresponding or identical parts."... the word duplicity means "deceitfulness; double-dealing." or "doubleness" the similarities between both of those words are that they mean "double" or "twofold" which is also in the statement above... so I'm thinking it's detonative now... It's just that I'm not sure if that method... the way I just thought about it is what makes it a direct definition... is it that the given definition lines up with the one in the dictionary? Or that the words in the definition line up with the actual word being defined? I'm sorry for typing so much >.< I'm just really trying to understand this...

Answer 15

what it looks like duplicity and duplicate is different words.

Answer 16

i thought the same thing but when i look at the dictionary i knew its two different words.

Answer 17

duplicate: having two corresponding or identical parts. ;
duplicity: doubleness.

they both have something to do with doubling is what I mean ... oml idk >.< why do you say it's denotative?

Answer 18

read this definition the quality or state of being double or twofold. But its your choice what answer you pick.

Answer 19

@zubhanwc3

Answer 20

its denotative, its directly defining it.

Answer 21

it may not be dictionary definition, but it isnt beating around the bush.

Answer 22

thats what i thought to i saw it in the dictionary too.

Answer 23

@AngelCriner do you understand now?

Answer 24

Thank you both c: