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Definition of privative in English: privativeadjective ˈprɪvətɪvˈprɪvədɪv 1(of an action or state) marked by the absence or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present. Example sentencesExamples - The good is given many names, amongst them euthymia or cheerfulness, as well as privative terms, e.g. for the absence of fear.
- Augustine developed two basic inceptions of evil, the privative and the aesthetic.
- Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat.
- We could adopt, I suppose, a privative theory of goodness, according to which every good consists in the absence of some corresponding evil.
- The passage might suggest, however, that privative time is just imaginary.
- 1.1 (of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality.
parliament may insert a privative clause to achieve this result Example sentencesExamples - That is dependent on the validity of the privative provisions, is it not?
- The privative clause boosts the validity of the decisions made by Refugee Tribunals and by decision-makers in my Department.
- I do not think you can even grant such an order if the privative clause operates, can you?
- He suggested that a privative clause expands the jurisdiction of a decision-maker.
- His Honour refers to section 474, your Honour, which was the privative clause.
- 1.2Grammar (of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example the Greek a-, meaning ‘not’, in atypical.
Example sentencesExamples - Has this "a" any connection with the alpha privative of the Indo-European tongues?
- The privative and benefactive suffixes should have vowels (a and e) written with underdots.
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin privativus 'denoting privation', from privat- 'deprived' (see privation). Definition of privative in US English: privativeadjectiveˈprivədivˈprɪvədɪv 1(of an action or state) marked by the absence, removal, or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present. Example sentencesExamples - We could adopt, I suppose, a privative theory of goodness, according to which every good consists in the absence of some corresponding evil.
- Augustine developed two basic inceptions of evil, the privative and the aesthetic.
- The good is given many names, amongst them euthymia or cheerfulness, as well as privative terms, e.g. for the absence of fear.
- The passage might suggest, however, that privative time is just imaginary.
- Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat.
- 1.1 (of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality.
the wording of the privative clause Example sentencesExamples - The privative clause boosts the validity of the decisions made by Refugee Tribunals and by decision-makers in my Department.
- That is dependent on the validity of the privative provisions, is it not?
- I do not think you can even grant such an order if the privative clause operates, can you?
- His Honour refers to section 474, your Honour, which was the privative clause.
- He suggested that a privative clause expands the jurisdiction of a decision-maker.
- 1.2Grammar (of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example, the a- (from the alpha privative in Greek), meaning “not,” in atypical.
Example sentencesExamples - Has this "a" any connection with the alpha privative of the Indo-European tongues?
- The privative and benefactive suffixes should have vowels (a and e) written with underdots.
nounˈprivədivˈprɪvədɪv A privative attribute, quality, or proposition. Example sentencesExamples - An extended system can he used in the analysis of a number of affixes including privatives.
- But privative terms in their character of privatives admit of no subdivision.
- Yes, God created every Thing, Augustine insisted, but Evil is not a Thing, it is not a substance, it is a privative, a lack, a failure of the Good.
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin privativus ‘denoting privation’, from privat- ‘deprived’ (see privation). |