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neg·a·tive
(nĕg′ə-tĭv)adj.
1.
a. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial: gave a negative answer to our request.
b. Indicating opposition or resistance: a negative reaction to the new advertising campaign.
2. Lacking positive or constructive features, especially:
a. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.
b. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.
c. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.
d. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.
3. Medicine Not indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.
4. Philosophy Of or relating to non-being or the absence of qualities rather than being or the possession of qualities: the purely negative virtue of unselfishness.
5. Logic Designating a proposition that denies agreement between a subject and its predicate.
6. Mathematics
a. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.
b. Of or relating to the sign (-).
c. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.
d. Of or relating to a quantity, number, angle, velocity, or direction in a sense opposite to another of the same magnitude indicated or understood to be positive.
7. Physics
a. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).
b. Of or relating to a body that has more electrons than protons.
8. Chemistry Of or relating to an ion, the anion, that is attracted to a positive electrode.
9. Biology Moving or turning away from a stimulus, such as light: a negative tropism.
n.
1. A statement or act indicating or expressing a contradiction, denial, or refusal.
2.
a. A statement or act that is highly critical of another or of others: campaign advertising that was based solely on negatives.
b. Something that lacks all positive, affirmative, or encouraging features; an element that is the counterpoint of the positive: "Life is full of overwhelming odds. You can't really eliminate the negatives but you can diminish them" (Art Linkletter).
c. A feature or characteristic that is not deemed positive, affirmative, or desirable: "As voters get to know his liberal views, his negatives will rise" (Richard M. Nixon).
3. Grammar A word or part of a word, such as no, not, or non-, that indicates negation. See Usage Note at double negative.
4. The side in a debate that contradicts or opposes the question being debated.
5.
a. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light.
b. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.
6. Mathematics A negative quantity.
tr.v. neg·a·tived, neg·a·tiv·ing, neg·a·tives
1. To refuse to approve; veto.
2. To deny; contradict.
3. To demonstrate to be false; disprove.
4. To counteract or neutralize.
[Middle English, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus, from negātus, past participle of negāre, to deny; see negate.]
neg′a·tive·ly adv.
neg′a·tive·ness, neg′a·tiv′i·ty (-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.
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negative
(ˈnɛɡətɪv)adj
1. expressing or meaning a refusal or denial: a negative answer.
2. lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as enthusiasm, interest, or optimism
3. showing or tending towards opposition or resistance
4.
a. measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
b. having the same magnitude but opposite sense to an equivalent positive quantity
5. (Biology) biology indicating movement or growth away from a particular stimulus: negative geotropism.
6. (Medicine) med (of the results of a diagnostic test) indicating absence of the disease or condition for which the test was made
7. (Mathematics) another word for minus3b, minus5
8. (General Physics) physics
a. (of an electric charge) having the same polarity as the charge of an electron
b. (of a body, system, ion, etc) having a negative electric charge; having an excess of electrons
c. (of a point in an electric circuit) having a lower electrical potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential
11. (Photography) of or relating to a photographic negative
12. (Logic) logic (of a categorial proposition) denying the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in some men are irrational; no pigs have wings
13. (Astrology) astrology of, relating to, or governed by the signs of the zodiac of the earth and water classifications, which are thought to be associated with a receptive passive nature
n
15. a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation
16. a negative person or thing
17. (Photography) photog a piece of photographic film or a plate, previously exposed and developed, showing an image that, in black-and-white photography, has a reversal of tones. In colour photography the image is in complementary colours to the subject so that blue sky appears yellow, green grass appears purple, etc
18. (General Physics) physics a negative object, such as a terminal or a plate in a voltaic cell
19. (Linguistics) a sentence or other linguistic element with a negative meaning, as the English word not
20. (Mathematics) a quantity less than zero or a quantity to be subtracted
21. (Logic) logic a negative proposition
22. archaic the right of veto
23. in the negative indicating denial or refusal
sentence substitute
(Military) (esp in military communications) a signal code word for no1
vb (tr)
24. to deny or nullify; negate
25. to show to be false; disprove
26. to refuse to consent to or approve of: the proposal was negatived.
ˈnegatively adv
ˈnegativeness, ˌnegaˈtivity n
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neg•a•tive
(ˈnɛg ə tɪv) adj., n., adv., v. -tived, -tiv•ing,
interj. adj.
1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
2. refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request.
3. expressing refusal or resistance: a negative attitude about cooperating.
4. unfavorable: negative criticism.
5. prohibitory, as a command or order.
6. lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive): a negative character.
7. lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, or the like: a negative approach to problem solving.
8. being without rewards, results, or effectiveness: a search of the premises proved negative.
9. Math.
a. involving or noting subtraction; minus.
b. measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.
10. Photog. noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.
11.
a. of or pertaining to the electric charge of a body that has an excess of electrons.
b. (of a point in a circuit) having lower potential, therefore drawing the flow of current.
12. Med. failing to show a positive result in a diagnostic test.
13. Chem. (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.
14. Physiol. responding in a direction away from the stimulus.
15. of, pertaining to, or noting the S pole of a magnet.
16. Logic. (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.
n.17. a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.: The ship signaled back a negative.
18. a refusal of assent: to answer a request with a negative.
19. the negative form of statement.
20. one or more persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team in a formal debate.
21. a negative quality or characteristic.
22. disadvantage; drawback: a brilliant plan with only one negative.
23. Math.
a. a minus sign.
b. a negative quantity or symbol.
24. Photog. a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.
25. Archaic. a veto, or right of veto.
adv.26. (used to indicate a negative response): "You won't come with us?" "Negative."
v.t.27. to deny; contradict.
28. to refute or disprove (something).
29. to refuse assent or consent to; veto.
30. to neutralize or counteract.
interj.31. (used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.)
[1350–1400; Middle English negatif < Middle French < Latin negātīvus denying]
neg′a•tive•ly, adv.
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neg·a·tive
(nĕg′ə-tĭv)1. Less than zero, as -3.
2. Having the electric charge of an electron. The symbol for a negative charge is a minus sign.
3. Having more electrons than protons. Negatively charged bodies, such as atoms or molecules, repel other negatively charged bodies but attract positively charged bodies.
4. Not showing the presence of a suspected disease or microorganism, as in a blood test.
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negative
Past participle: negatived
Gerund: negativing
| Imperative |
|---|
| negative |
| negative |
| Present |
|---|
| I negative |
| you negative |
| he/she/it negatives |
| we negative |
| you negative |
| they negative |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I negatived |
| you negatived |
| he/she/it negatived |
| we negatived |
| you negatived |
| they negatived |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am negativing |
| you are negativing |
| he/she/it is negativing |
| we are negativing |
| you are negativing |
| they are negativing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have negatived |
| you have negatived |
| he/she/it has negatived |
| we have negatived |
| you have negatived |
| they have negatived |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was negativing |
| you were negativing |
| he/she/it was negativing |
| we were negativing |
| you were negativing |
| they were negativing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had negatived |
| you had negatived |
| he/she/it had negatived |
| we had negatived |
| you had negatived |
| they had negatived |
| Future |
|---|
| I will negative |
| you will negative |
| he/she/it will negative |
| we will negative |
| you will negative |
| they will negative |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have negatived |
| you will have negatived |
| he/she/it will have negatived |
| we will have negatived |
| you will have negatived |
| they will have negatived |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be negativing |
| you will be negativing |
| he/she/it will be negativing |
| we will be negativing |
| you will be negativing |
| they will be negativing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been negativing |
| you have been negativing |
| he/she/it has been negativing |
| we have been negativing |
| you have been negativing |
| they have been negativing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been negativing |
| you will have been negativing |
| he/she/it will have been negativing |
| we will have been negativing |
| you will have been negativing |
| they will have been negativing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been negativing |
| you had been negativing |
| he/she/it had been negativing |
| we had been negativing |
| you had been negativing |
| they had been negativing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would negative |
| you would negative |
| he/she/it would negative |
| we would negative |
| you would negative |
| they would negative |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have negatived |
| you would have negatived |
| he/she/it would have negatived |
| we would have negatived |
| you would have negatived |
| they would have negatived |
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negative
A photographic image, plate, or film in which the actual light areas appear dark and vice versa.
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Noun | 1. | negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" no - a negative; "his no was loud and clear" nay - a negative; "the nays have it" double negative - a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" |
| 2. | negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies | |
| Verb | 1. |  negative - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"veto, blackball controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" |
| Adj. | 1. | negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome unsupportive - not furnishing support or assistance neutral - possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
| 2. | negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" affirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" | |
| 3. | negative - having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | |
| 4. | negative - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" disconfirming medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques confirming, positive - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" | |
| 5. | negative - reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates" positive - reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating students" | |
| 6. | negative - less than zero; "a negative number" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement minus - on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" | |
| 7. | negative - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" damaging destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" | |
| 8. | negative - having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" electronegative, negatively charged charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" | |
| 9. | negative - involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" minus disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage |
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negative
adjective
2. pessimistic, cynical, unwilling, gloomy, antagonistic, jaundiced, uncooperative, contrary There's no point in going along to an interview with a negative attitude.
pessimistic positive, optimistic, enthusiastic, cheerful
3. dissenting, contradictory, refusing, denying, rejecting, opposing, resisting, contrary Dr. Velayati gave a vague but negative response.
dissenting positive, approving, affirmative, concurring, assenting
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negative
adjectiveTending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult:
1. To prevent or forbid authoritatively:
Idiom: turn thumbs down on.
2. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:
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Translations
zápor záporný negativ negativní
negativ nægtelse
kieltävä vastaus negatiivinen
negativan niječnica
elutasító nemleges tagadószó
negatífa neikvæîur neikvæîur, mínus- neikvæîur, neikvæî hleîsla neitandi, neikvæîur
否定の 否定の答え
부정적인 부정적인 말(태도)
negatyvas negatyviai negatyvus neigiamai neiginys
negatīvs negatīvs, mīnus- negatīvs, noraidošs noliedzošs noliegums
negatív zápor
negativ negativen nikalen nikalnica
negativ nekande
คำปฏิเสธ ที่เป็นด้านลบ
lời từ chối tiêu cực
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negative
[ˈnɛgətɪv]
adj
(= bad) [fact, situation, experience, effect] → négatif/ive
All this had an extremely negative effect on teachers → Tout ceci a eu un effet extrêmement négatif sur les enseignants.
(= unfavourable) [view] → négatif/ive
[person, attitude] → négatif/ive
He's got a very negative attitude → Il a une attitude très négative.
Why do you have to be so negative about everything? → Pourquoi devez-vous être si négatif en toutes choses?
[electron, charge] → négatif/ive
[number, score] → négatif/ivenegative equity n situation dans laquelle la valeur d'une maison est inférieure à celle de l'emprunt-logement contracté pour la payer
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negative
[ˈnɛgətɪv]
1. adj → negativo/a
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negative
(ˈnegətiv) adjective1. meaning or saying `no'; denying something. a negative answer. nee sê, ontkennend antwoord سَلْبي отрицателен negativo záporný ablehnend negativ αρνητικός negativo eitav رد کردن negatiivinen négatif שלילי नकारात्मक negativan nemleges negatif neitandi, neikvæður negativo 否定の 부정의 neigiamas noliedzošs; noraidošs negatif ontkennend nektende, negativ przeczący رد كول negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan negativ, nekande เป็นการปฏิเสธ olumsuz, negatif 否定的 негативний; заперечний نفي، انکار phủ nhận 否定的
2. expecting to fail. a negative attitude. negatief سَلْبي негативен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, που πρόκειται να απορριφθεί ή να αποτύχει negativo keelduv منفی negatiivinen négatif שלילי नकारात्मक व्यवहार protusloviti, odbiti elutasító negatif neikvæður negativo 消極的な 비관적인 negatyvus negatīvs, noraidošs negatif negatief negativ pesymistyczny, negatywny منفى negativo negativ негативный záporný negativen negativan negativ เป็นการคัดค้าน olumsuz 消極的 негативний منفي tiêu cực 消极的
3. less than zero. –4 is a negative or minus number. negatief ناقِص отрицателен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, κάτω του μηδενός negativo negatiivne منفی negatiivinen négatif שלילי ऋणात्मक negativno negatív minus neikvæður, mínus- negativo 負の 마이너스의, 음(陰)의 neigiamas negatīvs, mīnus- kurang daripada, negatif negatief minus- ujemny منفى negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan broj negativ [storhet], minus[tal] ที่เป็นด้านลบ negatif, eksi, sıfırdan küçük 負數的 від'ємний صفر سے کم âm 负数的
4. having more electrons than normal. The battery has a negative and a positive terminal. negatief سالِب негативен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, με αρνητικό ηλεκτρικό φορτίο negativo miinus- بار منفی negatiivinen négatif קוֹטֶב שְׁלִילִי नकारी, नकारात्मक negativan negatív negatif neikvæður, neikvæð hleðsla negativo 陰電気の 음전기의 neigiamas negatīvs negatif negatief negativ ujemny منفى negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan minus[pol] ขั้วลบ negatif 負電的 негативний معمول سے زيادہ اليکٹرون ہونا điện (âm) （电）负的
noun1. a word etc by which something is denied. `No' and `never' are negatives. ontkenning كَلِمَه سَلْبِيَّه، كَلِمَة نَفي отрицание negativa zápor die Verneinung negativt udsagn; nægtelse άρνηση, αρνητικός τύπος negativa eitussõna نه kieltosana négation מִילַת שְׁלִילָה नकार negacija tagadószó penyangkalan neitun negazione 否定語 부정하는 말 neiginys noliegums negatif ontkenningswoord nektelse przeczenie نه negativa negaţie отрицание zápor nikalnica negacija nekande ord คำปฏิเสธ olumsuz sözcük 否定詞 заперечення حرف نفي lời từ chối 否定词
2. the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed. I gave away the print, but I still have the negative. negatiewe صورَه سَلْبِيَّه негатив negativo negativ das Negativ negativ αρνητικό negativo negatiiv نسخه فیلم negatiivi négatif תשליל, נגטיב निगेटिव फोटो का photo negativ negatív klise negatífa negativo ネガ (사진의) 음화 negatyvas negatīvs negatif negatief negativ negatyw د فلم اصلى لوله negativo negativ негатив negatív negativ negativ negativ ฟิล์มหรือกระจกถ่ายรูปที่กลับสีดำเป็นขาว negatif film (照相)底片，負片 негатив فوٹوگرافي کي فلم âm bản （照相）底片，负片
ˈnegatively adverbnegatief بِصورَةٍ سَلْبِيَّه негативно negativamente záporně negativ negativt αρνητικά negativamente eitavalt وارونه negatiivisesti négativement בִּשלִילָה नकारात्मक रूप में niječno, negativno nemlegesen, negatívan secara menyangkal neikvætt, á neikvæðan hátt negativamente 否定的に 부정적으로 neigiamai, negatyviai negatīvi; noliedzoši; noraidoši dengan sifat yang negatif negatief negativt negatywnie سهل انګارى،غفلت كول negativamente negativ отрицательно záporne negativno negativno negativt ในทางลบ olumsuz olarak 否定地，消極地，負面地 негативно منفي طور پر có ý từ chối 否定地，消极地，负极地
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negative
→ سَلْبِيٌّ, سَلبِيٌّ negativní, zápor negativ Negativ αρνητικό, αρνητικός negación, negativo kieltävä vastaus, negatiivinen négatif, négation negativan, niječnica negativo 否定の, 否定の答え 부정적인, 부정적인 말(태도) negatief, ontkenning negativ negatywny, przeczenie negativo негативный, негативный ответ negativ, nekande คำปฏิเสธ, ที่เป็นด้านลบ olumsuz lời từ chối, tiêu cực 否定词, 负面的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
neg·a·tive
a. negativo-a;
___ culture → cultivo ___;
adv. negativamente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
negative
adj & n negativo; false — falso negativo; true — verdadero negativo
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