Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Denotative \De*not"a*tive\, a.
   Having power to denote; designating or marking off.

         Proper names are pre["e]minently denotative; telling us
         that such as object has such a term to denote it, but
         telling us nothing as to any single attribute.
                                                  --Latham.

Source : WordNet®

denotative
     adj 1: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or
            naming [syn: {denotive}] [ant: {connotative}]
     2: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
        [syn: {explicit}]