Question

Determine whether the definition below is denotative or connotative. noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being A. connotative B. denotative so im guessing that its A but just seeing if I got it correct

Answer 1

connotative. that is your answer

Answer 2

noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being is  denotative meaning. Option B is the correct one.

To denote means to represent. This refers to an objective meaning of the word. Noxious means poisonous. The meaning harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being is synonymous with poisonous. For example, smoking is noxious.

To connote means to add feelings or subjective interpretation to a word. For example, " The noxious look on her face made us feel uncertain."