adj
Meaning 1
That denotes or names; designative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
denotative
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adj
Meaning 2
Specific to the primary meaning of a term.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: connotative
adjective
Meaning 3
having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: denotive
Antonyms: connotative
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: explicit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: denotatiu — that denotes or names
- French: dénotatif — that denotes or names
- Italian: denotativo — that denotes or names
- Kazakh: денотативтік (denotativtık) — that denotes or names
- Spanish: denotativo — that denotes or names
- Swedish: denotativ — that denotes or names