denotativeadj.
/dɪˈnəʊtətɪv/ a. Having the quality of denoting; designative, indicative.
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society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicating or indicative of
talkative1509
indicant1607
denotative1611
indicative1665
notifying1680
expressive1713
indicating1753
impressive1791
indicatory1798
redolent1828
denotive1830
indiciala1849
indexical1897
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Designatif, designatiue, denotatiue.
1751 Lett. Physiognomy 121 (T.) What are the effects of sickness? the alteration it produces is so denotative, that a person is known to be sick by those who never saw him in health.
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 225 Non-difference from the subject of right notion is not here denotative of oneness with it.
1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. ii. i. 363 The half-opened eye during sleep is not necessarily denotative of any trouble.
b. Logic. Of a word: Having the quality of designating, as distinguished from connotative. Also as n.
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the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > denotation > [adjective]
denotative1864
denoting1887
denotational1948
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > meaning > [adjective] > denoting
denotative1864
denoting1887
denotational1948
the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun]
nameeOE
wordeOE
clepinga1300
namingc1300
neveningc1300
titlec1390
notea1393
stylec1400
calling?a1425
nomination?a1425
vocable1440
appellation1447
denomination?a1475
vocation1477
preface1582
prenomination1599
nomenclature1610
expressiona1631
denotation1631
appellative1632
compellation1637
denominate1638
nomenclation1638
nominance1642
titularity1643
entitlement1823
compellative1830
cognomen1852
tally1929
denotative1944
anthroponym1952
1864 R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. at Denotation Proper names are preeminently denotative; telling us that such an object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute.
1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 327 He must have resorted to..names more purely denotative still.
1944 Mind 53 35 Roughly, empirical ties are the denotatives: demonstrative pronouns (‘this’, ‘that’), relative adverbs (‘here’, ‘now’), also symbols often not called linguistic, such as gestures (pointing), etc.
Derivatives
deˈnotatively adv. in a denotative manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > meaning > [adverb]
connotatively1864
denotatively1864
homologically1864
the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > denotation > [adverb]
denotatively1864
1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic iv. 65 If used connotatively, it is called a Mark; if used denotatively, it is called a Concept.
1881 J. Venn Symbolic Logic ii. 36 The classes, whether plural or individual, are all alike represented denotatively by literal symbols, w, x, y, z.
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