privatives
/ˈprɪvətɪvz/
noun
- Plural of privative; words or affixes that indicate the absence or lack of something.
- Linguistics students learn to identify privatives in different languages.
- The English language has many privatives, such as 'un-', 'in-', and '-less'.
- The list of common privatives includes prefixes like 'a-' and 'non-'.