lost vs privative

lost

adj
  • Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things. 

  • Parted with; no longer held or possessed. 

  • In an unknown location; unable to be found. 

  • Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible. 

  • Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered. 

  • Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope. 

  • Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible. 

  • Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way. 

privative

adj
  • indicating the absence of something 

  • causing privation; depriving 

  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

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