Adjective : the denotative meaning of a word. From Dictionary.com.
But context is most useful for determining denotative meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Is Tony Snow, Press Secretary to the Pres. a Racist?] Reference
They have no denotative meaning; they're just sounds and ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Language/thought vs reality process] Reference
That name and face on "our" driver's license has no denotative meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Fascism is the acting out of delusion] Reference
Capitalism has become a word with more connotative than denotative meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Energy and Society~ Chapter 9~ Capitalism in Theory and in Fact] Reference
With all the connotative and denotative truths, made available with this memory . From Wordnik.com. [ugotsoul Diary Entry] Reference
That word in isolation has a denotative meaning, but little other significance out of context. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Or are you just trying to trade off the connotative rather than denotative meaning of theword?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » How the Recent UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Freedom of Speech Exemplifies the Dangers of Authoritarian Regimes’ Influence over International Law] Reference
At the denotative level, it is, like countless others of its genre, a pretty tame little poem about nature. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
I called you out for self-serving shifts of illegitimate pejorative connotation and value-free denotative ambiguities. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Personal names have both denotative and connotative functions — shorthand for a bundle of associations attached to a person. From Wordnik.com. [IPSC: trademark and the consumer] Reference
Look at how goldberg uses the lengths and rhythms of the sentences to suggest meaning, tone, and layers beyond the denotative. From Wordnik.com. ["Unidentified Objects" by James P. Blaylock] Reference
Or can the interpreting find its way through the connotations without bringing the knife to bear in the name of denotative certainty?. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Notes] Reference
Go ahead do it, you're not going to get sued, but there's no denotative meaning (hey, it's fun to use your words) that goes with those words. From Wordnik.com. [the bottlE] Reference
Still, most scientific language is primarily “denotative” insofar as it aims at a one-to-one correspondence be - tween sign and referent. From Wordnik.com. [LITERATURE AND ITS COGNATES] Reference
They're denotative meaningless, but you have to bake your bread somewhere. poetry peeks under our skirts since we tend to forget our legs are still there. From Wordnik.com. [Intelligence is surrender to the ordinary] Reference
Poetry is pre-eminently a genre in which such explorations are possible, precisely because those explorations go beyond the capabilities of denotative language. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare]
+ '.': 'a impression textualization denotative of a 'bookmark'. From Wordnik.com. [united states of america constitutional signaturee gate] Reference
+ '': 1. a impression textualization denotative of a 'won sign'. From Wordnik.com. [united states of america constitutional signaturee gate] Reference
My own choice for a label is Taboo, which is incisively denotative. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 1] Reference
+ 'i': 'a impression textualization denotative of 'daydream nation'. From Wordnik.com. [united states of america constitutional signaturee gate] Reference
I did not say anything denotative or otherwise negative about Christians. From Wordnik.com. [Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy] Reference
+ 'i: a impression textualization denotative of a' lumens 'energenic unit'. From Wordnik.com. [united states of america constitutional signaturee gate] Reference
Because the denotative power of all words is dependent on the being of Brahman. From Wordnik.com. [The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48] Reference
Only in a fascist state is an accurate denotative description of something be called. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Please, remember that «tag» must be a shorthand for both denotative and connotative semantics. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Shuttleworth] Reference
But we cannot forget that there is a connotation within the denotative anime - that is wholeness. From Wordnik.com. [THAT Animeblog] Reference
Her spare, carefully denotative linework matches her keen attention to things both said and unsaid. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sun and sand for superhero SRK] Reference
The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully. From Wordnik.com. [Meaning of Truth] Reference
Most terms (the exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative. From Wordnik.com. [Logic Deductive and Inductive] Reference
But to interpret all these words as denoting Brahman is to set aside their special denotative power as established by etymology!. From Wordnik.com. [The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48] Reference
Using the denotative meaning (that something slows) instead of the connotative (mental disabilities) this caption is rather fitting. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Besides their use in illustrating the denotative force of propositions, these circles may be employed to verify the results of Obversion. From Wordnik.com. [Logic Deductive and Inductive] Reference
Connotation is the second order of signification, which uses the denotative sign as its signifier and attach to it an additional signified. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
But the possessive doesn’t function at the denotative level in this case. From Wordnik.com. [Sexist Language, Not just for the Right Wing Anymore] Reference
Remember that I'm using a denotative definition, not the connotative "you're a bad person if you say this" definition. From Wordnik.com. [Another round with Rocky] Reference
Instead, significance is determined by the words’ denotative precision, as well as their aural and rhythmic properties. From Wordnik.com. [Writing from the Contact Zone: Posthumanism in literature and theory] Reference
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