ETYM Latin privativus: cf. French privatif. Related to Private.
1. Causing privation; depriving. /> 2. Consisting in the absence of something; not positive; negative.
3. Indicating absence, deprivation or negation.
4. Depriving; signifying negation or deprivation.

Množina: privatives

A privative term, expression, or proposition; also; a privative prefix or suffix