Explain how connotations of a word affect its literal meaning?
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very simple approach to words is to see them as labelling things in the world. This works well for some words. Concrete nouns like cat, sheep, or frog are used to refer to certain animals that can readily be described or pointed to. \nHowever, there are many nouns for which this approach will not work. We cannot point to abstractions like feelings, employment, or pleasure, even though we understand the meaning of these concepts. Other word classes also present problems with this simple approach: we cannot point to referents for words like when or until. \n\nIt is useful to make a distinction between this kind of "naming" meaning, which is called denotation, and another kind of meaning, which is called connotation. Connotation refers to the associations that words can have in our minds. \n\nThe denotation of the noun pig is a non-ruminant omnivorous ungulate. \n\nFor some people, the word pig might have connotations of dirty and smelly; others will think of inquisitive or cheeky. \n\nOften we have a choice of words that can express our point of view. One person's din might be another person's music. Some might see terrorists where others see freedom fighters. One person's stunning architectural statement might be another's hideous blot on the landscape. \n\nThe American linguist S. J. Hayakawa invented the terms purr words and snarl words to describe words with different associations in people's minds.\nthinking day-dreaming \ndancing jiggling about \nsmiling smirking \nweeping snivelling \nwriting scribbling \n\nSome words bring very different connotations to mind among different groups of people.\nfeminist\nrugby\nsocialist\ncasino\n\nThose whose profession it is to persuade us, such as advertisers, politicians, preachers, and orators, need to be sensitive to the connotations of the words they use. One way of testing the connotative meaning of words is to ask speakers to rank them on a scale of different qualities. \n\n     good----------bad\n     sincere--------insincere\n     happy---------unhappy\n     light-----------dark\n     beautiful-------ugly\n     strong---------weak\n     valuable-------worthless\n     smooth--------rough\n\nIt might seem a little strange, but people seem to be quite good at saying whether words like natural or fresh or smelly or fragrant are smooth or rough, light or dark, valuable or worthless. \n\nThe connotations of words are culturally determined.\nIn English, the word "red" can have negative connotations of "blood" or "communism". In Russian, krasnyj, the word for "red", has very good connotations. The Russian word for "beautiful" is prekrasnyj, which contains within it the word for "red". \nWithin contemporary society, connotation branches into a culmination of different meanings. These could include the contrast of a word or phrase with its primary, literal meaning (known as a denotation), with what that word or phrase specifically denotes. The connotation essentially relates to how anything may be associated with a word or phrase, for example, an implied value judgement or feelings.\n\nA stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for someone's convictions, while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone. Likewise, used car and previously owned car have the same literal meaning, but many dealerships prefer the latter, since it is thought to have fewer negative connotations. \nIt is often useful to avoid words with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral point of view. A desire for more positive connotations, or fewer negative ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms.\n\nIn logic and in some branches of semantics, connotation is more or less synonymous with intension. Connotation is often contrasted
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this question does not contain enough information for me to answer.\n What about semantics?\n\nsemantics is words used to describe things.\noften two people will describe the same thing using different words and say "it's just a semantics difference"  meaning not a real difference of opinion or viewpoint, just a difference in how it is described by words.\n\nexamples:\none person might say "needy" and another might say "clingy" to describe the same behavior.\n\none person might say "strong" and another say "overbearing" and really mean the same thing.\n\none person might say "weak" and another say "helpless" to indicate the same characteristics.
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I thought it meant how severe something was but I am not finding anything to back me up on that. I think, from looking on the internet, people use it for the word gravity. No other definition for any such word - just suggestions to the other forms that relate to gravity.
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Human originate th word for describing their feeling
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You can go to Google and type Define: then the word you want explained. This one means:\nAn offense which disturbs the peace and tranquility of the community in general
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You were close. Here's how it is said. \n\nShe felt BAD, not BADLY. \n\nBad is an ADVERB, and words like this describe VERBS, so it is being felt. \n\nBadly on the other hand is an ADJECTIVE and it describes NOUNS which describes a person, place or thing,.\n\nWhat you said the 2nd time around was right. Hope this helps you.
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Interpretation is personal. It means whatever you want it to mean.\n\nif you want me to define it for you, that's something else.
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It is capable of different meanings according to the perception of the answerer. Please make your question more specific.
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It is a real word it means 'not mixed'.\nIt is quite a badly written sentance though.
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Words are not offensive...the thoughts and intentions of the one USING them is the offensive thing. Words are ways to communicate and are innocent in and of themselves.
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If it modifies a noun
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Just use this site for getting the meaning of these words.\n\nP.S. Please ask more articulate questions as it's quite difficult to decipher what you want.\n\nhttp://www.m-w.com/home.htm
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A word, phrase, sentence, or other communication is called “ambiguous” if it can be interpreted in more than one way. Ambiguity is distinct from vagueness, which arises when the boundaries of meaning are indistinct. Ambiguity is in contrast with definition, and typically refers to an unclear choice between standard definitions, as given by a dictionary, or else understood as common knowledge.\n-- The first thing I thought of was The Ambiguously Gay Duo cartoons from Saturday Night Live.... oh well hope this helps
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The link gives definition, kinds, and examples of metonymy. Have fun!\n\nhttp://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~jab/ATT-Meta/Databank/Metaphor-Descriptions/metonymy.html
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Many people will try to tell you their own OPINION of what these mean, but the only TRUE answers are here.  Words do NOT mean what we want them to mean, but the REAL meanings are the ones ALL agree upon!\n\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=reverend\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Pastor\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=evangelist\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=father
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It means a quotation or saying
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It is a word the  meaning of which has not been changed by the addition of any prefixes or suffixes. example:\nlove is the root of unloved (prefix 'un") as well as loveless (suffix "less")