/ Dictionary / Index D denotative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•no•ta•tive Pronunciation: (dē'nō-tā"tiv, di-nō'tu-tiv), [key] — adj. having power to denote. denoting or tending to denote: the denotative meaning of a word. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: denotative (Thesaurus) denotation denote Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language