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 | ||