Definition of Privative
Priv´a`tive
a.
1.
Causing
privation
;
depriving
.
2.
Consisting
in
the
absence
of
something
;
not
positive
;
negative
.
Privative
blessings
,
blessings
of
immunity
,
safeguard
,
liberty
,
and
integrity
.
- Jer. Taylor.
3.
(Gram.)
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
.
n.
1.
That
of
which
the
essence
is
the
absence
of
something
.
Blackness
and
darkness
are
indeed
but
privatives
.
- Bacon.
2.
(Logic)
A
term
indicating
the
absence
of
any
quality
which
might
be
naturally
or
rationally
expected
; -
called
also
privative
term
.
3.
(Gram.)
A
privative
prefix
or
suffix
.
See
Privative
,
a
.
,
3
.
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