privative
[ priv-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈprɪv ə tɪv /
adjective
causing, or tending to cause, deprivation.
consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something.
Grammar.
indicating negation or absence.
noun
Grammar.
a privative element, as a- in asymmetric.
something that is deprived.
OTHER WORDS FROM privative
priv·a·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby privative
private-line car,
privateer,
privateersman,
privation,
privatism,
privative,
privatization issue,
privatize,
privet,
privet hawk,
privilege
Example sentences from the Web for privative
British Dictionary definitions for privative
privative
/ (ˈprɪvətɪv) /
adjective
causing privation
expressing lack or negation, as for example the English suffix -less and prefix un-
logic obsolete
(of a proposition) that predicates a logical privation
Derived forms of privative
privatively, adverbWord Origin for privative
C16: from Latin
prīvātīvus indicating loss, negative