privative

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adjective

priv·​a·​tive ˈpri-və-tiv 

: constituting or predicating privation or absence of a quality

non- is a privative prefix

privatively adverb

privative

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noun

: a privative term, expression, or proposition

also : a privative prefix or suffix

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1584, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing privative

• alpha privative