Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Denotative   Listen
adjective
Denotative  adj.  Having power to denote; designating or marking off. "Proper names are preeminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute."





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Denotative" Quotes from Famous Books



... exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative. A term's denotative function is, to be the name or sign of something or some multitude of things, which are said to be called or denoted by the term. Its connotative function is, to suggest certain qualities and characteristics ...
— Logic - Deductive and Inductive • Carveth Read


Words linked to "Denotative" :   denote, denotive, extensional, designative, connotative, referential, naming, literal, referent


Copyright © 2025 Free Translator.org