privative

English

Etymology

From Latin privativus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɪvətɪv/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪvətɪv

Adjective

privative (comparative more privative, superlative most privative)

1. Causing privation; depriving.
2. Consisting in the absence of something; negative.
   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:

     Privative blessings, blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty, and integrity.

3. (grammar) Indicating the absence of something.

Derived terms

• privative a
• privative adjective
• privative case
• privatively
• privativeness

Related terms

• deprivation
• deprived

Translations

indicating the absence of something

• Bulgarian: отрицателен (bg) (otricatelen)
• Catalan: privatiu
• French: privatif (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: στερητικός (sterētikós)

• Hungarian: fosztó- (hu), fosztóképzős (hu)
• Italian: privativo (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: privativ

• Polish: prywatywny (pl)
• Portuguese: privativo (pt)
• Spanish: privativo (es)

Noun

privative (plural privatives)

1. something that causes privation or indicates an absence

Derived terms

• alpha privative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁi.va.tiv/
• Homophone: privatives

Adjective

privative

1. feminine singular of privatif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pri.vaˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: pri‧va‧tì‧ve

Adjective

privative

1. feminine plural of privativo

Anagrams

• privatevi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [priː.waːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pri.vaˈtiː.ve]

Adjective

prīvātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of prīvātīvus