"privative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈprɪvətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-privative.wav Forms: more privative [comparative], most privative [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪvətɪv Etymology: From Latin privativus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|privativus}} Latin privativus Head templates: {{en-adj}} privative (comparative more privative, superlative most privative)
  1. causing privation; depriving
    Sense id: en-privative-en-adj-c9SmM2pp
  2. consisting in the absence of something; negative
    Sense id: en-privative-en-adj-t~Wnltin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 44 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 36 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 40 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 43 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 36 27 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 44 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 26 40 21 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 40 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 45 18 14
  3. (grammar) indicating the absence of something Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (indicating the absence of something): στερητικός (sterētikós) (Ancient Greek), отрицателен (otricatelen) (Bulgarian), privatif (French), fosztó- (Hungarian), fosztóképzős (Hungarian), privativo (Italian), privativ (Norwegian Bokmål), privativo (Portuguese), privativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-privative-en-adj-A~jH4~Ks Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'indicating the absence of something': 3 18 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: privative a, privative adjective, privative case Related terms: deprivation, deprived

Noun

IPA: /ˈprɪvətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-privative.wav Forms: privatives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪvətɪv Etymology: From Latin privativus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|privativus}} Latin privativus Head templates: {{en-noun}} privative (plural privatives)
  1. something that causes privation or indicates an absence Derived forms: alpha privative
    Sense id: en-privative-en-noun-wubXNBZT

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for privative meaning in English (5.4kB)

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