Definition of denotative Denotative
de•no•ta•tive
We found 5 definitions of denotative from 3 different sources.
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What does denotative mean?
WordNet
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| denotative - having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming | ||
| denotive | ||
| connotative having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit | ||
| explicit, expressed precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" | ||
| naming, appellative inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" | ||
| designative serving to designate | ||
| extensional defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies | ||
| referent having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment" | ||
| denotative - in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term | ||
| explicit | ||
| literal without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- denotative (a.)
Having power to denote; designating or marking off.
