[1605–15; denotate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ferrule, gothic, independent, surface, turnover-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, destructive, detective, passive, sportive
Examples of 'denotative' in a sentence
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Toraja crafting has denotative and connotative meaning.
Sudianto Lande, Simon Petrus 2018, 'The Encyclopedia of Virtual Art Carving Toraja - Indonesia', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816401025. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The denotative and concrete dictions were widely used dictions in the ten poetries.
Kun Andyan Anindita, Soediro Satoto, Sumarlam Sumarlam 2017, 'Diction in Poetry Anthology Surat Kopi by Joko Pinurbo as A Poetry Writing TeachingMaterial', International Journal of Active Learninghttps://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/ijal/article/view/10602. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They may be described in terms of denotative and significative incongruences.
Vladimir I Karasik 2018, 'Algorithms of comic texts construction', Russian Journal of Linguisticshttp://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/viewFile/20174/16437. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Semantic equivalence covered the terms' correspondence in referential/denotative meaning and the items' general/connotative correspondence per se.
Michael Eduardo Reichenheim, Carlos Montes Paixão Jr., Claudia Leite Moraes 2008, 'Adaptação transcultural para o português (Brasil) do instrumento Hwalek-SengstockElder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST) utilizado para identificar risco de violênciacontra o idoso Portuguese (Brazil) cross-cultural adaptation of the Hwalek-SengstockElder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST) used to identify risk of violence against theelderly', Cadernos de Saúde Públicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000800009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results suggested that the denotative congruency between the audio and visual stimuli would exaggerate pleasant and restful impressions.
Yuko Masakura, Makoto Ichikawa 2011, 'Effect of Denotative Congruency on Pleasant Impressions for Audio-Visual Stimuli',i-Perceptionhttps://doi.org/10.1068/ic779. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nine kinds of form were identified in this study and the meaning indicated denotative and connotative meaning.
Dian Aprilia Diniarti 2017, 'KAJIAN SEMIOTIK KULTURAL PERIBAHASA (SESENGGAQ) SASAK', Lingua: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajarannyahttp://lingua.pusatbahasa.or.id/index.php/lingua/article/view/259. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Using the grounded theory approach, words and terms were grouped in terms of their denotative and connotative meanings.
Pinfold Vanessa, Thornicroft Graham, Rose Diana, Kassam Aliya 2007, '250 labels used to stigmatise people with mental illness', BMC Health Services Researchhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/97. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)