Question

His head was sometimes transparent. He thought things up to make sure that everyone understood that he was courageous rather than afraid.

In the sample sentences above, which word has a connotative rather than a denotative meaning?

transparent
understand
everyone
courageous

Answer 1

In the sample sentence given above, the word that has a connotative meaning rather than a denotative meaning is the word "transparent". The word "transparent" here does not literally mean "see-through or clear". It means "obvious or having feelings that easily perceived or detected".