designativeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛzᵻɡneɪtɪv/,

/ˈdɛzᵻɡnətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪdɪv/,

/ˈdɛzɪɡnədəv/

Forms: 1600s designatiue, 1600s– designative.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French designatif; Latin designativus.

Etymology: < French designatif (c1400 in Middle French in two apparently isolated attestations, subsequently from 1611 (compare quot. 1611); now désignatif ) and its etymon post-classical Latin designativus significant, indicative (6th cent.) < classical Latin dēsignāt- , past participial stem of dēsignāre design v. + -īvus -ive suffix.

A. adj.

Having the quality of designating; serving to designate, indicate, or specify something. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > designation > [adjective]

designative1611

notificative1652

designatorya1680

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Designatif, designatiue, denotatiue.

1681 Bp. J. Paterson in Case Earl of Argyle (1683) 42 The Confession of Faith..is only designative, and denoting the system where the Protestant Doctrine is to be found.

1798 Monthly Mag. July 33/2 Some..seem to apprehend the names of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as designative of the same Divine Being under different relations to man.

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 35 Then are the words designative of the sort of act first mentioned.

1883 Musical Times Apr. 190/1 Correspondents have latterly taken objection to the designative term of ‘Welsh’ being applied to the University.

1900 W. Dickinson & E. W. Prevost Cumberland Gloss. 227/2 A designative term for a small field or farm—Low Wood Nook, High Nook.

1995 J. Fentress tr. U. Eco Search for Perfect Lang. (1997) x. 227 The name of a substance can be..designative (thus indicating the genus to which that substance belongs) or diagnostic.

B. n.

Something that designates; esp. a word, phrase, etc., used to designate or indicate something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [noun]

tokenc1000

distinctionc1374

differencea1398

signeta1425

knowledge?c1475

smell?a1505

markc1522

badge1529

note1583

impress1590

monument1590

type1595

stamp1600

pressure1604

mintage1612

criterion1613

impressa1628

differencer1633

lineament1638

mole1644

discrimination1646

tessera1647

diagnostic1651

monumental1657

discretive1660

signate1662

footmark1666

trait1752

memorandum1766

fingerprint1792

insignia1796

identifier1807

designative1824

cachet1840

differentiator1854

tanga1867

trademark1869

signature1873

totem1875

differential1883

earmarkings1888

paw print1894

discriminator1943

ident1952

1824 J. Gilchrist Etymol. Interpreter 77 Perhaps the scientific purpose intended is as well accomplished by these as by any designatives that could be invented.

1905 J. B. Woodworth Anc. Water Levels Champlain & Hudson Valleys x. 220 The name of Samuel de Champlain..is sufficiently memorialized..by the beautiful lake which bears it, without his patronymic being seized on as the designative of geologic events.

2005 N. H. Smith in A. Plaw Frontiers of Diversity i. 24 It is no coincidence that singular designatives such ‘the Way’, ‘the Word’, ‘the Good’ and so forth are so readily associated with religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	designative
释义	designativeadj.n. Brit. /ˈdɛzᵻɡneɪtɪv/, /ˈdɛzᵻɡnətɪv/, U.S. /ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪdɪv/, /ˈdɛzɪɡnədəv/ Forms: 1600s designatiue, 1600s– designative. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French designatif; Latin designativus. Etymology: < French designatif (c1400 in Middle French in two apparently isolated attestations, subsequently from 1611 (compare quot. 1611); now désignatif ) and its etymon post-classical Latin designativus significant, indicative (6th cent.) < classical Latin dēsignāt- , past participial stem of dēsignāre design v. + -īvus -ive suffix. A. adj. Having the quality of designating; serving to designate, indicate, or specify something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > designation > [adjective] designative1611 notificative1652 designatorya1680 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Designatif, designatiue, denotatiue. 1681 Bp. J. Paterson in Case Earl of Argyle (1683) 42 The Confession of Faith..is only designative, and denoting the system where the Protestant Doctrine is to be found. 1798 Monthly Mag. July 33/2 Some..seem to apprehend the names of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as designative of the same Divine Being under different relations to man. 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 35 Then are the words designative of the sort of act first mentioned. 1883 Musical Times Apr. 190/1 Correspondents have latterly taken objection to the designative term of ‘Welsh’ being applied to the University. 1900 W. Dickinson & E. W. Prevost Cumberland Gloss. 227/2 A designative term for a small field or farm—Low Wood Nook, High Nook. 1995 J. Fentress tr. U. Eco Search for Perfect Lang. (1997) x. 227 The name of a substance can be..designative (thus indicating the genus to which that substance belongs) or diagnostic. B. n. Something that designates; esp. a word, phrase, etc., used to designate or indicate something. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [noun] tokenc1000 distinctionc1374 differencea1398 signeta1425 knowledge?c1475 smell?a1505 markc1522 badge1529 note1583 impress1590 monument1590 type1595 stamp1600 pressure1604 mintage1612 criterion1613 impressa1628 differencer1633 lineament1638 mole1644 discrimination1646 tessera1647 diagnostic1651 monumental1657 discretive1660 signate1662 footmark1666 trait1752 memorandum1766 fingerprint1792 insignia1796 identifier1807 designative1824 cachet1840 differentiator1854 tanga1867 trademark1869 signature1873 totem1875 differential1883 earmarkings1888 paw print1894 discriminator1943 ident1952 1824 J. Gilchrist Etymol. Interpreter 77 Perhaps the scientific purpose intended is as well accomplished by these as by any designatives that could be invented. 1905 J. B. Woodworth Anc. Water Levels Champlain & Hudson Valleys x. 220 The name of Samuel de Champlain..is sufficiently memorialized..by the beautiful lake which bears it, without his patronymic being seized on as the designative of geologic events. 2005 N. H. Smith in A. Plaw Frontiers of Diversity i. 24 It is no coincidence that singular designatives such ‘the Way’, ‘the Word’, ‘the Good’ and so forth are so readily associated with religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1611
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