contradictory vs privative

contradictory

adj
  • That is diametrically opposed to something. 

  • That contradicts something, such as an argument. 

  • That is itself a contradiction. 

  • Mutually exclusive. 

  • Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious. 

noun
  • Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false. 

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 contradictory and privative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )