denotative as an adjective: - 1
- 2
denotative
adjective
1 denotative
Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming.
synonym: denotive.
Roget 550:
indicating
etc.
v.,
indicative,
indicatory;
denotative,
connotative;
diacritical,
representative,
typical,
symbolic,
pantomimic,
pathognomonic†,
symptomatic,
characteristic,
demonstrative,
diagnostic,
exponential,
emblematic,
armorial;
individual
etc.
(special)
79.
known by,
recognizable by;
indicated
etc.
v.;
pointed,
marked.
[Capable of being denoted]
denotable†;
indelible.
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2 denotative
In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term.
synonym: explicit.
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