denotative

Questions about denotative

What does denotative mean?

denotative means "having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in denotative?

denotative has 4 syllables: de-no-ta-tive. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for denotative?

Close synonyms include denotive, explicit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of denotative?

The recorded antonyms are connotative.

Is denotative a common word?

denotative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.