Denotation Examples

Still a bit confused? Look at these denotation sentence examples.

• The boy was pushy. (He was literally pushing people.)

• She was cold. (She was cold in temperature.)
• It was too hard. (The object was too firm.)
• The dog is a mutt. (The dog is a mix of several breeds.)
• Trevor is a bull. (The bull is named Trevor.)
• The woman was frugal. (The woman is economical when spending money.)
• He was bull-headed. (He literally has a head of a bull.)

Word Denotative Meaning Connotative Meaning

Dead absent of life and/or animation unusually quiet setting
Chick young bird girl or woman
Crazy insane; mentally unstable wild and exciting
Shark predatory fish highly skilled