Definitions

1. adjective

Depriving or tending to deprive of a right, privilege, or something considered essential; restrictive or limiting.

“The privative clause in the contract limited the company’s freedom to negotiate new deals.”

2. noun

A privative is something that removes or denies a right, privilege, or something considered essential.

“The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, citing the privative nature of the company’s actions.”

3. noun

In philosophy, a privative is a concept that is the negation or absence of a property or attribute.

“The philosopher argued that the concept of darkness is a privative, representing the absence of light.”