denoted

American  

[dih-noh-tid] / dɪˈnoʊ tɪd /

adjective

1. indicated, as by a mark or sign.

   Select an item from the drop-down menu by pressing the denoted character, usually underscored, together with the Alt key.

2. represented by a word, numerical variable, image, or other symbol, or being the meaning or referent of such a symbol.

   In language, a word is treated as a proxy for the denoted object or concept.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of denote.

Other Word Forms

• undenoted adjective

Etymology

Origin of denoted

First recorded in 1655–65; denote ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; denote ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

About 100 feet away, a metal post denoted the park’s boundary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Mr. Robbins returns in the last play, which gives the evening its title, again on a first date, with a character denoted only as Girl, played with cool poise by Dylan Gelula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The lone, unnamed gladiatrix in the 2000 film is played by stuntwoman Jane Omorogbe, denoted under “stunts” in the closing credits.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

He turned its blue ticks - which previously denoted that a high-profile account was bona fide - into a subscription model, and tied advertising payments to "verified" users to the number of interactions they receive.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

Einstein assumed that everybody—no matter at what speed they are traveling—agrees about the speed of light in a vacuum: about 300 million meters per second, a constant denoted by the letter c.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Related Words

• stand for