What is the difference between denotative and connotative words?

Question

Denotative words are always negative; connotative words are always positive

Denotative words suggest images; connotative words have a direct meaning

Denotative words are usually nouns; connotative words are usually verbs

Denotative words have a direct meaning; connotative words have additional suggested meanings

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Denotative words have a direct meaning; connotative words have additional suggested meanings.

Denotative meaning refers to the literal and primary definition of a word, while connotative meaning encompasses the emotional and associative implications that the word may evoke beyond its strict definition.