denotative

Example Sentences

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When I arrived, my partner took me on a drive along the Peak to Peak highway — a satisfyingly denotative name for a particularly scenic stretch of the Front Range.

From New York Times

The guy’s probably right, of course, but “denotative meaning” – really? 

From Forbes

The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.

From The Guardian

This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.

From Project Gutenberg

It finds that "reality" is a denotative term, a word used to designate indifferently everything that happens.

From Project Gutenberg