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Showing words for PRIVATIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Privative

privative

7 Letter Words for Privative

epitria, piteira, private

6 Letter Words for Privative

epitra, pariet, partie, pavier, periti, pirate, pitier, pratie, privet, pteria, taipei, taiver, trivia, vipera

5 Letter Words for Privative

aiver, apert, apter, arite, atrip, avert, irate, paire, pairt, parev, parte, parti, parve, paver, peart, perai, perit, petar, petri, piert, pieta, pirai, prate, preta, retia, retip, rivet, taper, tapir, tarie, tarve, taver, terai, terap, tirve, tiver, trape, trave, tripe, vaire, varve, verpa, viper, vitae, vitra, vivat, viver

4 Letter Words for Privative

aire, airt, aivr, aper, apii, aret, arte, atip, aver, avie, eira, epit, erat, eria, evap, iare, irpe, itai, iter, pair, pare, pari, part, pate, pave, peai, pear, peat, peri, pert, perv, peta, pier, piet, pita, prat, pret, prie, priv, rait, rape, rapt, rate, rave, reap, reit, rept, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, riva, rive, tape, tare, tari, tarp, tave, teap, tear, tepa, tera, terp, tiar, tier, tipe, tire, trap, trav, trie, trip, vair, vape, vare, vari, vera, veri, vert, veta, vier, vita, vite, viva, vive

3 Letter Words for Privative

aer, air, ait, ape, apr, apt, are, art, ate, atp, ave, ear, eat, eir, epa, epi, era, ert, eta, ipr, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, par, pat, pav, pea, per, pet, pia, pie, pir, pit, pre, pta, pte, pva, pvt, rai, rap, rat, rea, rei, rep, rev, ria, rie, rip, rit, riv, rpt, rte, rti, tai, tap, tar, tav, tea, ter, tie, tip, tpi, tra, tri, trp, vae, var, vat, vav, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, vii, vip

Definitions for Privative

[1] causing, or tending to cause, deprivation.
[2] consisting in or characterized by the taking away, loss, or lack of something.
[3] Grammar . indicating negation or absence.
[4] Grammar . a privative element, as a- in asymmetric.
[5] something that is deprived.
[6] causing privation
[7] expressing lack or negation, as for example the English suffix -less and prefix un-
[8] logic obsolete (of a proposition) that predicates a logical privation

Words related to Privative

unfavorable, adverse, pessimistic, gloomy, weak, resisting, jaundiced, opposing, removed, contrary, con, recusant, refusing, anti, dissenting, denying, against, antagonistic, balky

Words nearby Privative

private-line car, privateer, privateersman, privation, privatism, privative, privatization issue, privatize, privet, privet hawk, privilege

Origin of Privative

1350–1400; Middle English privatif < Latin prīvātīvus. See private, -ive

Other words from Privative

priv·a·tive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Privative

C16: from Latin prīvātīvus indicating loss, negative

Synonyms for Privative

adverse, gloomy, pessimistic, unfavorable, weak, abrogating, annulling, anti, con, contrary, contravening, denying, disallowing, disavowing, dissenting, gainsaying, impugning, invalidating, jaundiced, naysaying, neutralizing, nullifying, opposing, recusant, refusing, rejecting, removed, resisting, against, antagonistic, balky, colorless, counteractive, cynical, detrimental, dissentient, nugatory, repugnant, resistive, unaffirmative, unenthusiastic, uninterested, unwilling