Question

The term ________________ is used to describe the multiple meanings that can be attributed to a single word; _____________________ refers to the idea that context may be used to lend emotional weight to a word.

syntax . . . semantics

etymology . . . syntax

connotation . . . denotation

denotation . . . connotation

Answer 1

denotation . . . connotation

Step-by-step explanation:

Both denotation and connotation describe word meanings but in a different way. Denote means signify, so denotation is primary meaning of a word.

Connote means imply some feeling in addition to the basic meaning, so connotation is the meaning that a word can have beyond its basic one.

Answer 2

denotation . . . connotation

Step-by-step explanation:

Denotation shows literal or dictionary meanings of a word.

Connotation refers to a feeling suggested by a word, i.e some emotion that is implied rather than stated directly.