Question

what does denotation mean in your own words?

Answer 1

keep in mind it's asking for *your own words* but basically the denotation of a word is what it's literal definition is, or what you would find in a dictionary if you looked it up

Answer 2

does connotation mean the same thing?

Answer 3

so no, they're almost opposites. connotation is the non-literal meaning behind the word, for example, the connotation of gold is things like wealth, luxury, status, whereas the denotation is the literal color or metal gold

Answer 4

oh ok