Adjective: denotative di'now-tu-tiv
- Having the power of explicitly denoting, designating or naming
"The denotative term left no room for misinterpretation";
- denotive
- In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
"The scientific paper used denotative language to describe the experiment";
- explicit
See also: appellative, designative, explicit, expressed, extensional, literal, naming, referent, referential
Antonym: connotative
Encyclopedia: Denotative