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".
1. Things will get lost in translation, and will change meaning over time. 2. Different words will come to mean the same thing as something else. 3. The use of the word could be different from what it was originally meant to be.
'Every word has a variety of senses and connotations, which can be added, removed, or altered over time, often to the extent that cognates across space and time have very different meanings. The study of semantic change can be seen as part of etymology, onomasiology, semasiology, and semantics.'
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Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A talented and versatile player, Robinson won the National League Rookie of the Year award his first season, and helped the Dodgers to the National League championship.
Mean Not friendly, unwanted
