appellative vs denotative

appellative is a noun but denotative is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appellative	Yes	Yes	No	No
denotative	No	Yes	No	No

appellative (noun)	denotative (noun)
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

appellative (adjective)	denotative (adjective)
pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun	having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
inclined to or serving for the giving of names	in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term