Give example to abstract word:
love, freedom...
What is the best description of a word's "lexical meaning"?
The actual, dictionary-style meaning of a word.
Which is the abstract word: Pretzel, Hunger.
"Hunger" is an abstract concept; it is a sensation or feeling, but it has no physical form itself.
The word "home" denotatively means "a place where one lives." However, it often carries feelings of comfort, safety, and family. What is the term for these associated feelings?
Connotative Meaning
Give example to concrete word:
Brick, smell....
The sentence "The fragrance of fresh rain on soil filled the air" uses concrete words effectively because they describe things you can:
Perceive with your senses, like smell and sight.
A "specific" detail is one that is:
Particular and precise, not general.
When a scientist writes a report, they carefully choose words like "specimen" and "data" to ensure their meaning is clear, literal, and objective. What kind of meaning are they primarily relying on?
Denotative Meaning
What is Homonymy?
Words that Sound/Alike but are Unrelated
A word is described as "abstract" when it refers to something that:
Is an idea, concept, or feeling with no physical form.
A word is described as "concrete" when it refers to something that you can:
Perceive with your senses, like seeing or touching.
What is Polysemy?
One Word, Many Related Meanings
A "general" understanding of a topic means your knowledge is:
Broad and overall, but not detailed.