Categorize each item as an example of a word with either a positive connotation or a neutral denotation.

fact

happiness

home

house

rose

vegetation

The correct answers are the following:

Fact: neutral denotation

Happiness: positive connotation

Home: positive connotation

House: neutral denotation

Rose: positive connotation

Vegetation: neutral denotation

Word connotation refers to the feelings associated to a word. When word connotation is positive, it arouses pleasant emotions in the mind. On the other hand, if denotation is neutral it makes reference to the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings and ideas that it conveys.