denotative

denotative
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • denotative — index representative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • denotative — 1610s, from L. denotat , pp. stem of denotare (see DENOTE (Cf. denote)) + IVE (Cf. ive) …   Etymology dictionary

  • denotative — [dē′nō tāt΄iv, di nōt′ə tiv] adj. 1. denoting; indicative 2. of denotation denotatively adv …   English World dictionary

  • denotative — denotatively, adv. denotativeness, n. /dee noh tay tiv, di noh teuh tiv/, adj. 1. having power to denote. 2. denoting or tending to denote: the denotative meaning of a word. [1605 15; DENOTATE + IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • denotative — denote ► VERB 1) be a sign of; indicate. 2) be a name or symbol for. DERIVATIVES denotation noun denotational adjective denotative adjective. USAGE On the difference between denote and connote …   English terms dictionary

  • denotative meaning — See connotative versus denotative meaning …   Dictionary of sociology

  • denotative — adjective Date: circa 1611 1. denoting or tending to denote 2. relating to denotation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • denotative — adjective a) That denotes or names; designative b) Specific to the primary meaning of a term …   Wiktionary

  • denotative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to designate or indicate: denotive, designative, designatory, exhibitive, exhibitory, indicative, indicatory. See SHOW …   English dictionary for students

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