privative in English
- privative⇄adj. 1. (Grammar and Logic.) expressing deprivation or denial of something. ?Un- is a privative prefix; ?unwise means ?not wise. Never is a privative word.
2. (Obsolete.) having the quality of depriving. - privative⇄adv. privatively.
- privative⇄noun (Grammar.) a privative word, prefix, or suffix.
- privative⇄privative, adjective, noun.