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privativeness

privativeness noun: the state of being privative.

Noun

privativeness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being privative.

Origin of privativeness

From privative + -ness.

Questions about privativeness

What does privativeness mean?
Privativeness means the state of being privative.
What part of speech is privativeness?
Privativeness is a noun.

Words near privativeness in the dictionary

  1. privative adjectives
  2. privative as
  3. privative case
  4. privative cases
  5. privatively
  6. privativeness
  7. privatives
  8. privatizable
  9. privatization
  10. privatizations
  11. privatize

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