Semantic

Semantic

1. Denotation

   • a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea
     • Chef and Cook. Denotation: Both words denote someone who prepares food.

2. Connotation

   • a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation
     • Skinny and Slim. Connotation: "Skinny" has a connotation of overly thin, bony, or a bit awkward. "Slim" has a connotation of a graceful or beautiful thinness.

3. Lexeme

   • a unit of meaning in a language, consisting of a word or group of words
     • forms of the lexeme: good (adjective) good, better, best

4. Homonym

   • Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
     • Address - to speak to / location

5. Homograph

   • one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (such as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)
     • desert - a hot, arid region/to leave

6. Polysemy

   • It is the association of one word with two or more distinct meanings.
     • The key broke in the lock. The key problem was not one of quality but of quantity.

7. Synonym

   • one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
     • Beautiful: attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning

8. Antonym

   • a word of opposite meaning
     • Ancient - Modern

9. Hyponym

   • a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another word:
     • "Horse" is a hyponym of "animal".

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