denotative
adjective
languagespecializeduk/dɪˈnəʊ.tə.tɪv/us/ˈdiː.noʊ.teɪ.t̬ɪv/The denotativemeaningof a word isitsmainmeaning, notincludingthefeelingsandideasthatpeoplemayconnectwith that word:
（词语）指示意义的，本义的Although words have both denotative and connotativemeanings, there has been littleresearchon a child'sacquisitionofconnotations.尽管词语既有本义又有隐含意义，但是在儿童对词汇隐含意义的习得方面却很少有研究。
Nursepractitionersareholisticin the denotativesenseof the word.
Compare
connotative
- Catchphrasesfrom hismoviesthat may havestrict"denotative"meaningsto somelistenerscarrypowerfullysuggestive,culturallyinformed"connotative"meaningsto thewiderpublic.
- In thecaseof diminutives, thediminutivemarkinghas nocleardenotativemeaning.
- Hisstyleislightonmetaphor,composedlargelyofshort, denotativesentences.
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locutionary
- mean
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signification
- signify
- speak
- subtext