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privative adjective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
pri-va-tive ad-jec-tive
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adjective used to show that a noun refers to something outside the category that the noun normally represents.

noun

An adjective indicating that a noun lacks some other noun, or a quality of that noun; usually formed in English by the affixation of the suffix -less or suffixoid -free to the noun that is absent.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

privative adjectives (plural)

Phrases

alpha privative alpha privativum privative a

Frequently Paired Words

alpha privative alpha privativum deprivation privation privative a

Antonyms

possessional adjective

Questions

What does privative adjective mean?
An adjective used to show that a noun refers to something outside the category that the noun normally represents.

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