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- adjectivenegative (adjective)
- consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.
- (of a statement or decision) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal:"that, I take it, was a negative answer"
- (of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist:"a negative test result"
- (of a person) not having a specified condition or showing traces of a specified substance in their body:"so far all the patients have tested negative for TB" · "HPV-negative"
- US ENGLISHinformaldenoting a complete lack of something:"they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry"
- grammarlogic(of a word, clause, or proposition) expressing denial, negation, or refutation; stating or asserting that something is not the case. Contrasted with affirmative and interrogative
- (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic:"the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales" · "not all the news is negative" · "I don't want to be negative, but I don't see how we could do it"
- (of a quantity) less than zero; to be subtracted from others or from zero.
- denoting a direction of decrease or reversal:"the industry suffered negative growth in 1992"
- of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons.
- (of a photographic image) showing light and shade or colors reversed from those of the original.
- astrologyrelating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature.
nounnegative (noun) · negatives (plural noun) · the negative (noun)- a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal:"she replied in the negative"
- (the negative)a bad, unwelcome, or unpleasant quality, characteristic, or aspect of a situation or person:"confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative" · "the bus trip and the positive media have not had time to turn his significant negatives around"
- grammara word, affix, or phrase expressing negation.
- logicanother term for negation
- a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass that shows the light and shade or color values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints can be made:"photographs and negatives should be supplied for enlargement purposes"
- a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist:"the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern"
- the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential.
- a number less than zero.
exclamation- no (usually used in a military context):"“Any snags, Captain?” “Negative, she's running like clockwork.”"
verbnegative (verb) · negatives (third person present) · negatived (past tense) · negatived (past participle) · negativing (present participle)- reject; refuse to accept; veto:"the bill was negatived by 130 votes to 129"
- disprove; contradict:"the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence"
- render ineffective; neutralize:"should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime?"
Originlate Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’ (see negate).Similar and Opposite Wordsadjectivenoun- a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal:
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