privative adjective en · NOUN
Meanings
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An adjective used to show that a noun refers to something outside the category that the noun normally represents.
Isn't that a toy sword?
That's fake news.
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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.
hope + -less → hopeless
heart + -less → heartless
finger + -less → fingerless
sugar + -free → sugar-free
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| privative adjectives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
adjective · word · word · term · term · adjective
Relateds
alpha privative · privation · privative a · alpha privativum · deprivation
Translations (2)
de privatives Adjektiv (privative adjective) · pl przymiotnik prywatywny (privative adjective)