denotive

• صفة تُستخدم في اللسانيات والفلسفة لوصف ما يدلّ أو يشير إلى معنى محدد؛ وقد أصبحت اليوم مُستبدلة إلى حد كبير بكلمة 'دلالي'.

An adjective used in linguistics and philosophy to describe something that denotes or indicates a specific meaning, now largely replaced by 'denotative'.

1. Explicitly naming or designatingC1formal

   Having the power to directly denote, name, or designate something in a clear and specific manner.

   دالّ

   • The term 'dog' is denotive of a specific type of animal.
   • In logic, denotive language refers to words that directly label objects.
   • His denotive use of the term left no room for ambiguity.

   المرادفاتdenotativedesignativeexplicitindicativereferentialspecific

   الأضدادconnotativeimplicitsuggestive