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What is a word connotation when the feeling? The word gives the reader to a word that is similar but makes a different impression. Three a word that has the exact same meaning for a literary meaning of the word

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Connotation refers to the emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal definition (denotation). Two words can have the same denotation but quite different connotations, which can affect the reader's impression.

For example:

- **Word**: "Home"
- **Denotation**: A place where one lives.
- **Connotation**: Warmth, safety, comfort, family, belonging.

- **Similar Word**: "House"
- **Denotation**: A physical structure for living.
- **Connotation**: Neutral, functional, impersonal, merely a building.

- **Exact Synonym**: "Dwelling"
- **Denotation**: A place where someone lives.
- **Connotation**: Formal, perhaps clinical, less emotional than "home."

Each of these words—home, house, dwelling—has a different connotation despite their similarities in meaning.

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