denotive vs referent

denotive is not a noun while referent is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denotive	No	Yes	No	No
referent	Yes	Yes	No	No

denotive (noun)	referent (noun)
	something referred to; the object of a reference
	the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
	something that refers; a term that refers to another term

denotive (adjective)	referent (adjective)
having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming	having reference