denotative

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English

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

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German

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. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective denotativo.