Denotation || Literary Term Denotation

Denotation:

Denotation means the direct meaning of a word. It is called basic meaning of a word. It is also called Literal meaning or Dictionary meaning of a word. It has no emotional associations or overtone.

For example: The word "Gold" may suggest riches, power, greed. But its denotation meaning is "a malleable, ductile and  univalent metallic element."