'Denotative' definitions:
Definition of 'denotative'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming [syn: denotative, denotive] [ant: connotative]
adjective
In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term [syn: denotative, explicit]
Definition of 'Denotative'
From: GCIDE
- Denotative \De*not"a*tive\, a. Having power to denote; designating or marking off. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'denotative'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allegorical,
- associational,
- connotational,
- connotative,
- definable,
- demonstrative,
- denominative,
- denotational,
- designative,
- diagnostic,
- emblematic,
- evidential,
- exhibitive,
- expressive,
- extended,
- extensional,
- figural,
- figurative,
- full of meaning,
- full of point,
- full of substance,
- identifying,
- ideographic,
- idiosyncratic,
- implicative,
- indicating,
- indicative,
- indicatory,
- individual,
- intelligible,
- intensional,
- interpretable,
- meaning,
- meaningful,
- meaty,
- metaphorical,
- naming,
- pathognomonic,
- peculiar,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- pregnant,
- readable,
- referential,
- representative,
- semantic,
- semiotic,
- sententious,
- signalizing,
- significant,
- significative,
- signifying,
- substantial,
- suggestive,
- symbolic,
- symbolistic,
- symbological,
- symptomatic,
- symptomatologic,
- transferred,
- typical