Definitions for: Denotative


[adj] having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
[adj] in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term



Webster (1913) Definition: De*not"a*tive, a.
Having power to denote; designating or marking off.

Proper names are pre["e]minently denotative; telling us
that such as object has such a term to denote it, but
telling us nothing as to any single attribute.
--Latham.

Synonyms: appellative, denotive, designative, extensional, literal, naming(a), numeric, numerical, referential

Antonyms: connotative

See Also: explicit, expressed

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