noun. A person or thing to which a linguistic expression refers.

Referring; containing a reference; noting one of two terms which have a certain relation to each other. The referent is the term from which the relation proceeds.

noun. One who is referred to; a referee.

noun. A word which refers to another.

noun. The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.

noun. That which is referenced.

adjective. having reference

noun. something that refers; a term that refers to another term

noun. something referred to; the object of a reference

noun. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate

"We have already seen this use generalised to descriptive titles of books, paintings etc (Reclining Nude; Portrait of a Lady …) Of proper nouns, Halliday has this to say “With proper nouns [the referent] is defined experientially: there exists only one, at least in the relevant body of experience … This means that typically there is no further specification … Proper names usually occur without any other elements of the nominal group”."

denotative  denotive  

English words derived from: refer  English words including, but not derived from: referent  

English words derived from: referent  

term  

albi  aliqui  behaviourthat  concha  demyelination  

affective meaning  bearing  coloring  connotation  consequence