Meaning of privative adjective | Babel Free
Definitions
- An adjective indicating that a noun refers to an object that is not of the class which that noun ordinarily refers to.
- 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.
Equivalents
Deutsch
privatives Adjektiv
한국어
사칭 형용사
Examples
“That's fake news.”
“Isn't that a toy sword?”
“finger + -less → fingerless”
“hope + -less → hopeless”
“heart + -less → heartless”
“sugar + -free → sugar-free”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.