denotative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
    denotive.
  2. adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
    explicit.

WordNet

De*not"a*tive adjective
Definitions
  1. Having power to denote; designating or marking off.
    Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. Latham.

Webster 1913