English adjective: denotative | |||
1. | denotative having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming | ||
Synonyms | denotive | ||
Similar | appellative, designative, extensional, naming, referent, referential | ||
See also | explicit, expressed | ||
Antonyms | connotative | ||
2. | denotative in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term | ||
Synonyms | explicit | ||
Similar | literal | ||
Antonyms | figurative, nonliteral | ||