Definitions for Negative
ˈnɛg ə tɪvneg·a·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.4 / 7 votes

1. negativenoun

   a reply of denial

   "he answered in the negative"

2. negativeadjective

   a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

3. negativeadjective

   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"

4. negativeadjective

   expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

5. negativeadjective

   having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

   "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

6. negative, disconfirmingadjective

   not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

   "the HIV test was negative"

7. negativeadjective

   reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

   "negative interest rates"

8. negativeadjective

   less than zero

   "a negative number"

9. damaging, negativeadjective

   designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

   "negative criticism"

10. negative, electronegative, negatively chargedadjective

    having a negative charge

    "electrons are negative"

11. minus, negativeverb

    involving disadvantage or harm

    "minus (or negative) factors"

12. veto, blackball, negativeverb

    vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

    "The President vetoed the bill"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. negativenoun

   refusal or withholding of assents; veto, prohibition

2. negativenoun

   an image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse

3. negativenoun

   a word that indicates negation

4. negativenoun

   a negative quantity

5. negativenoun

   A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.

6. negativeverb

   To veto

7. negativeverb

   To contradict

8. negativeverb

   To disprove

9. negativeadjective

   not positive or neutral

10. negativeadjective

    of electrical charge of an electron and related particles

11. negativeadjective

    of number, less than zero

12. negativeadjective

    denying a proposition

13. negativeadjective

    damaging; undesirable; unfavourable

14. negativeadjective

    pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things. (Often used pejoratively.)

15. negativeadjective

    bad, unwanted, disagreeable, potentially damaging, to be avoided, excessively difficult; (often precedes 'energy', 'feeling', 'emotion' or 'thought').

16. Etymology: From negativus, from negare; see negate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Negativeadjective

   Etymology: negatif, Fr. negativus, Latin.

   1. Denying; contrary to affirmative.2. Implying only the absence of something.

   There is another way of denying Christ with our mouths, which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him. Robert South, Sermons.

   Consider the necessary connection that is between the negative and positive part of our duty. John Tillotson, Serm. 1.

   3. Having the power to withhold, though not to compel.

   Denying me any power of a negative voice as king, they are not ashamed to seek to deprive me of the liberty of using my reason with a good conscience. Charles I .

2. Negativenoun

   1. A proposition by which something is denied.

   Of negatives we have far the least certainty; and they are usually hardest, and many times impossible to be proved. John Tillotson, Serm. 1.

   2. A particle of denial; as, not.

   A purer substance is defin’d,
   But by an heap of negatives combin’d;
   Ask what a spirit is, you’ll hear them cry,
   It hath no matter, no mortality. John Cleveland, Poems.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Negative

   Negative is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun. The song was written by Paul Draper, Dominic Chad, Stove and Andie Rathbone. It was recorded and produced by Paul Draper and Mark 'Spike' Stent during sessions for the group's second studio album. The song was released as the third single in 1998 from the group's second album, Six. Despite being one of the album's more traditional songs the single peaked low at #27 on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the group's run of seven consecutive top twenty singles. The music video for "Negative" was directed by Jamie Thraves.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. negative

   Negative is a term used to refer, broadly, to things that are undesirable, unfavorable, harmful, or detrimental, or to denote the absence or opposite of positive qualities or actions. In mathematics, it is used to indicate a number less than zero. In photography, it refers to an image where light areas appear dark and vice versa. Its exact meaning can vary depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Negativeadjective

   denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative

2. Negativeadjective

   not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism

3. Negativeadjective

   asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition

4. Negativeadjective

   of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed

5. Negativeadjective

   metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative

6. Negativenoun

   a proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception

7. Negativenoun

   a word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no

8. Negativenoun

   the refusal or withholding of assents; veto

9. Negativenoun

   that side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative

10. Negativenoun

    a picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture

11. Negativenoun

    the negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell

12. Negativeverb

    to prove unreal or intrue; to disprove

13. Negativeverb

    to reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill

14. Negativeverb

    to neutralize the force of; to counteract

15. Etymology: [F. ngatif, L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See Negation.]

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1. Negative

   In photography, a negative is an image, usually on a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film, in which the lightest areas of the photographed subject appear darkest and the darkest areas appear lightest. This reversed order occurs because of the extremely light-sensitive chemicals a camera film must use to capture an image quickly enough for ordinary picture-taking, which are darkened, rather than bleached, by exposure to light and subsequent photographic processing. In the case of color negatives, the colors are also reversed into their respective complementary colors. Typical color negatives have an overall dull orange tint due to an automatic color-masking feature that ultimately results in improved color reproduction. Negatives are normally used to make positive prints on photographic paper by projecting the negative onto the paper with a photographic enlarger or making a contact print. The paper is also darkened in proportion to its exposure to light, so a second reversal results which restores light and dark to their correct order. Negatives were once commonly made on a thin sheet of glass rather than a plastic film, and some of the earliest negatives were made on paper. It is incorrect to call a photograph a negative solely because it is on a transparent material. Transparent prints can be made by printing a negative onto special positive film, as is done to make traditional motion picture film prints for use in theaters. Some films used in cameras are designed to be developed by reversal processing, which produces the final positive, instead of a negative, on the original film. Positives on film or glass are known as transparencies or diapositives, and if mounted in small frames designed for use in a slide projector or magnifying viewer they are commonly called slides.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Negative

   neg′a-tiv, adj. that denies or refuses—opp. to Affirmative: implying absence: that stops, hinders, neutralises—opp. to Positive: in photography, exhibiting the reverse, as dark for light, light for dark: (logic) denying the connection between a subject and a predicate: (algebra) noting a quantity to be subtracted.—n. a word or statement by which something is denied: the right or act of saying 'no,' or of refusing assent: the side of a question or the decision which denies what is affirmed: in photography, an image on glass or other medium, in which the lights and shades are the opposite of those in nature, used for printing positive impressions from on paper, &c.: (gram.) a word that denies.—v.t. to prove the contrary: to reject by vote.—adv. Neg′atively.—ns. Neg′ativeness, Neg′ativism, Negativ′ity.—adj. Neg′atory, expressing denial.—Negative bath, a silver solution in which photographic negatives are placed to be sensitised; Negative electricity, electricity with a relatively low potential, electricity such as is developed by rubbing resinous bodies with flannel, opposite to that obtained by rubbing glass; Negative quantity (math.), a quantity with a minus sign ( - ) before it, indicating that it is either to be subtracted, or reckoned in an opposite direction from some other with a plus sign; Negative sign, the sign ( - or minus) of subtraction. [L. negativus—negāre, to deny.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Negative

   in photography a picture of an object in which the lights and shadows are reversed, so that the shady part appears white and the light in it appears dark.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. negative

   This term is sometimes used to express the result of measures or enterprises which, though not entirely successful, are not productive of serious or mischievous consequences. Hence the British expeditions to Spain and Walcheren may be considered as having had negative success.

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1. negative

   Song lyrics by negative -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by negative on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Negative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2374

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Negative' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1803

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Negative' in Adjectives Frequency: #295

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Anagrams for Negative »

1. agentive

How to pronounce Negative?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Negative in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Negative in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Negative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Negative in a Sentence

1. Peter Cardillo:

   The first major earnings report came out, and PepsiCo's earnings beat expectations and that's a good start for the market, the trade conflict is far from over and could eventually have a very negative impact on equities, but for now it is taking a back seat only because we are entering into the earnings season.

2. The Russian Foreign Ministry:

   The United States should have no illusions that it could continue this course without negative consequences for themselves, response measures, not necessarily mirror ones, will follow from our side.

3. Robert Wood:

   Worsening your trade terms with the destination for nearly half your exports will be an economic negative.

4. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich:

   Various tax innovations are being discussed, but we've said we will do this carefully so as not to allow a contraction in the oil and gas industry. with regard to taxes, there's little you can do here as it will have a negative effect and reduce the tax base even more.

5. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The negative impact of the pressure we will be subjected to will be something that all European nations, especially Greece, will also feel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Negative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Negative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Negative
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Negative
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Negative
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Negative
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Negative
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Negative