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noun
The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an amount less than zero
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: negativity
Antonyms: positiveness
Broader terms: amount
noun
characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: negativity, negativism
Antonyms: positiveness
Broader terms: quality
noun
the character of the negative electric pole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: negativity
Antonyms: positiveness
Broader terms: polarity, sign
History
Etymology tree English negative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English negativeness From negative + -ness.
