Denotation of a word is what is suggests or implies emotions in addition to its standard dictionary meaning.

Both denotation and connotation refer to the meanings of words.

The ________ of a word is its literal or dictionary meaning.

A、figurative meaning
B、denotative meaning
C、connotative meaning
D、contextual meaning
E、euphemistic meaning

I looked up the word in the dictionary to of its exact meaning.

Denotative meaning of a word usually refers to what the word suggests or implies, which is more variable