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denotive
adjective as in designative
Strong match
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Example Sentences
A strictly denotive name expresses no one quality or character, but embraces all qualities and characters.
From Project Gutenberg
It is believed that a name should be simply a denotive word, and that no advantage can accrue from a descriptive or connotive title.
From Project Gutenberg
These examples illustrate the general characteristics of Indian nouns; they are excessively connotive; a simply denotive name is rarely found.
From Project Gutenberg
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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