What is the definition of denotation

1 : an act or process of denoting. 2 : meaning especially : a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea comparing a word’s denotation with its connotations In fact, the “Parks and Recreation” alum said he didn’t know the word’s medical denotation. — Nardine Saad.

1 : of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue entry 2 sense 1) a blue jacket her bright blue eyes The house is blue with white shutters. 2a : bluish the blue haze of tobacco smoke. b : discolored by or as if by bruising blue with cold.

1a : any of several large, carnivorous, thick-skinned, long-bodied, aquatic reptiles (family Crocodylidae and especially genus Crocodylus) of tropical and subtropical waters that have a long, tapered, V-shaped snout broadly : crocodilian. b : the skin or hide of a crocodile.

1a(1) : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish. (2) : justifiably unyielding : resolute. b : suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature a stubborn jaw. 2 : performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate, or persistent manner stubborn effort.

Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty and longevity. Much of the meaning of sunflowers stems from its namesake, the sun itself.