a. [ L. privativus: cf. F. privatif. See Private. ] 1. Causing privation; depriving. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Consisting in the absence of something; not positive; negative. [ 1913 Webster ]
Privative blessings, blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty, and integrity. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. &unr_;), un-, non-, -less. [ 1913 Webster ]
1. That of which the essence is the absence of something. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blackness and darkness are indeed but privatives. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Logic) A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Gram.) A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
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