indifferent vs privative

indifferent

adj
  • Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care. 

  • Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic. 

  • Having no preference. 

  • Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage). 

  • Not making a difference; without significance or importance. 

  • Being in the state of neutral equilibrium. 

noun
  • A person who is indifferent or apathetic. 

privative

adj
  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

  • causing privation; depriving 

  • indicating the absence of something 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

How often have the words indifferent and privative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )