denotative

English

Etymology

From Latin dēnotātus +‎ -ive. By surface analysis, denote +‎ -ative.

Adjective

denotative (comparative more denotative, superlative most denotative)

1. That denotes or names; designative.
   • 1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf:

     There was still no concept of language (arithmetical symbolism, perhaps, is not a language, is not denotative in the same sense as words).

2. Specific to the primary meaning of a term.

   Antonym: connotative

Derived terms

• denotatively
• denotativeness
• nondenotative

Translations

that denotes or names

• Catalan: denotatiu
• French: dénotatif (fr)
• Italian: denotativo
• Kazakh: денотативтік (denotativtık)
• Spanish: denotativo (es)
• Swedish: denotativ (sv)

Anagrams

• detonative

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

denotative

1. inflection of denotativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

denotative

1. feminine plural of denotativo