Synonyms: denotative, denotive
Definition: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
Similar words: naming, appellative
Definition: inclined to or serving for the giving of names
Usage: the appellative faculty of children; the appellative function of some primitive rites
Similar words: designative
Definition: serving to designate
Similar words: extensional
Definition: defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
Similar words: referent
Definition: having reference
Usage: judgments referent to the indictment
Similar words: referential
Definition: referring or pointing to something
Usage: symbols are inherently referential