privativeadjective (pluralprivative adjectives)

1. (grammar) Anadjective indicating that anoun refers to an object that is not of the class which that noun ordinarily refers to.

   Hypernyms:adjective <word <term

   That'sfake news.

   (literally, “That is not news.”)

   Isn't that atoy sword?

   (literally, “That is not a genuine sword.”)

2. (grammar) An adjective indicating that a noun lacks some other noun, or a quality of that noun; usually formed inEnglish by theaffixation of thesuffix-less orsuffixoid-free to the noun that is absent.

   Antonym:possessional adjective

   Hypernyms:adjective <word <term

   ‎finger + ‎-less → ‎fingerless

   ‎hope + ‎-less → ‎hopeless

   ‎heart + ‎-less → ‎heartless

   ‎sugar + ‎-free → ‎sugar-free

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