DENOTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does denotive mean? 

• DENOTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective DENOTIVE has 1 sense:

1. having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming

  Familiarity information: DENOTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DENOTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming

Synonyms:

denotative; denotive

Similar:

appellative; naming (inclined to or serving for the giving of names)

designative (serving to designate)

extensional (defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies)

referent (having reference)

referential (referring or pointing to something)

Also:

explicit; expressed (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication)

Derivation:

denote (have as a meaning)