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denotative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
de-no-ta-tive
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That denotes or names; designative.

adj

Specific to the primary meaning of a term.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more denotative (comparative) most denotative (superlative)

Derived Forms

denotatively denotativeness nondenotative

Synonyms

denotive explicit

Antonyms

connotative

Questions

What does denotative mean?
That denotes or names; designative.
Where does denotative come from?
From Latin dēnotātus + -ive. By surface analysis, denote + -ative.

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