Connotation of some adjectives
Dear teachers,
I have to teach vocabulary (some adjectives) related to weather, landscapes and people to elementary adult students.
Among them are the following:
busy, hot, cold, dry, wet, empty, small.
What is the connotation of these words? I feel like it is negative, although the connotation of "dry" may depend on the context. Am I right?
Top answer
Context is everything, almost. I guess you could say that "empty" is negative compared with "full", or "small" is compared with "large", but really the cultural baggage, personal connotations, climatic differences, etc. make such value judgments subjective.
- Context is everything, almost.
- I guess you could say that "empty" is negative compared with "full", or "small" is compared with "large", but really the cultural baggage, personal connotations, climatic differences, etc.
- make such value judgments subjective.
- I find dry better than wet, most times, I guess, but moist is often nice.
- A desert-dweller probably thinks wetness is sublime.
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Context is everything, almost. I guess you could say that "empty" is negative compared with "full", or "small" is compared with "large", but really the cultural baggage, personal connotations, climatic differences, etc. make such value judgments subjective. I find dry better than wet, most times, I guess, but moist is often nice. A desert-dweller probably thinks wetness is sublime. You get the
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