denotative en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.
Meanings
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That denotes or names; designative.
There was still no concept of language (arithmetical symbolism, perhaps, is not a language, is not denotative in the same sense as words).
1989, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf:
- Specific to the primary meaning of a term.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more denotative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most denotative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
denotatively · nondenotative · denotativeness
Translations (6)
ca denotatiu (that denotes or names) · it denotativo (that denotes or names) · es denotativo (that denotes or names) · kk денотативтік (that denotes or names) · sv denotativ (that denotes or names) · fr dénotatif (that denotes or names)