privative
a. இன்மை சுட்டிய, இழப்பு சுட்டிய, இயல்பு நீங்கப்பெற்ற, குண அழிவுக்குரிய, (இலக்.) இன்மை தெரிவிக்கிற, எதிர்மறைப்பண்பு சுட்டுகிற.
Priv"a*tive a. Etym: [L. privativus: cf. F. privatif. See Private.] 1. Causing privation; depriving. 2. Consisting in the absence of something; not positive; negative. Privative blessings, blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty, and integrity. Jer. Taylor. 3. (Gram.) Defn: Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. un-, non-, -less. Priv"a*tive, n. 1. That of which the essence is the absence of something. Blackness and darkness are indeed but privatives. Bacon. 2. (Logic) Defn: A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term. 3. (Gram.) Defn: A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3.