privative

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022

The class of propositions referred to do more than this, inasmuch as they present alternative conceptions, mutually exhaustive, each the privative of the other.

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

It is French influence which has disguised it in such words as affray, amend, escape, escheat, essay, &c.—Ex- has a privative sense in ex-emperor, ex-mayor.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Ex, Latin prefix; privative in place of "e" when next letter is a vowel.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Evil, then, in its formal concept is nothing positive; it is essentially negative, or rather privative.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter