denotative

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
  2. adjective in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Etymology

From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.

Synonyms

denotive

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