Privative
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Privative
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1 a.
Causing privation; depriving.
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2 a.
Consisting in the absence of something; not positive; negative.
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3 a.
Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less.
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4 n.
That of which the essence is the absence of something.
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5 n.
A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term.
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6 n.
A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3.
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7 a.
Causing privation; depriving.
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8 a.
Consisting in the absence of something; not positive; negative.
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9 a.
Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less.
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10 n.
That of which the essence is the absence of something.
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11 n.
A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term.
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12 n.
A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3.