Meaning

2 senses

  1. That denotes or names; designative.

  2. Specific to the primary meaning of a term.

    in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.

From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.

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Forms

more denotative, most denotative
Comparativemore denotative Lesson
Superlativemost denotative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming:denotive
  • in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term:explicit

Antonyms

1 antonyms
connotative

Word family

4 related words
Relateddenote
Deriveddenotativelydenotativenessnondenotative

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
denigratedenimB2denominationdenominatordenoteC2denounceC2denseB2
denotative — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto