denotative

[ dee-noh-tey-tiv, dih-noh-tuh-tiv ]

/ ˈdi noʊˌteɪ tɪv, dɪˈnoʊ tə tɪv /

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adjective

having power to denote.

denoting or tending to denote: the denotative meaning of a word.

Origin of denotative

1605–15; <Latin dēnotātus (past participle of dēnotāre to mark out, denote) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM denotative

de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverbde·no·ta·tive·ness, nounnon·de·no·ta·tive, adjectivenon·de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverb

un·de·no·ta·tive, adjectiveun·de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby denotative

denominational, denominationalism, denominative, denominator, denotation, denotative, denote, denotive, denouement, denounce, de novo

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Example sentences from the Web for denotative

Most terms (the exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative.
Logic|Carveth Read
In every language those words which are denotative of sounds are nearly always also imitative of them.
Materials and Methods of Fiction|Clayton Hamilton
It finds that "reality" is a denotative term, a word used to designate indifferently everything that happens.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.
The Meaning of Truth|William James

Meaning here, then, can be neither the connotative nor denotative reference of a term; they are covered by the two prior formulae.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for denotative

denotative

/ (dɪˈnəʊtətɪv) /

adjective

able to denote; designative

explicit; overt

Derived forms of denotative

denotatively, adverb

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单词	denotative
释义	denotative [ dee-noh-tey-tiv, dih-noh-tuh-tiv ] / ˈdi noʊˌteɪ tɪv, dɪˈnoʊ tə tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR denotative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having power to denote. denoting or tending to denote: the denotative meaning of a word. Origin of denotative 1605–15; <Latin dēnotātus (past participle of dēnotāre to mark out, denote) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM denotative de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverbde·no·ta·tive·ness, nounnon·de·no·ta·tive, adjectivenon·de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverb un·de·no·ta·tive, adjectiveun·de·no·ta·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby denotative denominational, denominationalism, denominative, denominator, denotation, denotative, denote, denotive, denouement, denounce, de novo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for denotative Most terms (the exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative. Logic\|Carveth Read In every language those words which are denotative of sounds are nearly always also imitative of them. Materials and Methods of Fiction\|Clayton Hamilton It finds that "reality" is a denotative term, a word used to designate indifferently everything that happens. Creative Intelligence\|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully. The Meaning of Truth\|William James Meaning here, then, can be neither the connotative nor denotative reference of a term; they are covered by the two prior formulae. Essays in Experimental Logic\|John Dewey British Dictionary definitions for denotative denotative / (dɪˈnəʊtətɪv) / adjective able to denote; designative explicit; overt Derived forms of denotative denotatively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to denotative denotive, designatory, indicative, indicatory, referring, denoting, expressed, implying, signifying
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denotative

adjective

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adjective

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