Definitions for negative
negative
neg·a·tive
Spelling: [neg-uh-tiv]
IPA: /ˈnɛg ə tɪv/
Negative is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 234 anagrams from letters in negative (aeegintv).
Definitions for negative
noun
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a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.:
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a refusal of assent:
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the negative form of statement.
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a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., especially a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate.
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a negative quality or characteristic.
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disadvantage; drawback:
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Mathematics.
a minus sign.
a negative quantity or symbol.
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Photography. a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.
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Electricity. the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.
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Archaic. a veto, or right of veto:
Idioms
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in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial, or disagreement; no:
adverb
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(used to indicate a negative response): .
adjective
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expressing or containing negation or denial:
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refusing consent, as to a proposal:
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expressing refusal to do something:
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prohibitory, as a command or order.
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characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive):
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lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like:
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encouraging or noting an unhealthy or unbalanced outlook toward something, especially toward sex or sexuality (used in combination):
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being without rewards, results, or effectiveness:
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Mathematics, Physics.
involving or noting subtraction; minus.
measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.
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Photography. noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.
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Electricity.
of, relating to, or characterized by negative electricity.
indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential.
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Medicine/Medical.
(of blood, affected tissue, etc.) failing to indicate the presence of a specified medical condition or substance.
(of a diagnostic test) failing to indicate the presence of the medical condition or substance tested for:
(of a person) not having a specified medical condition, or not having a specified substance in the body (often used in combination):
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Chemistry. (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.
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Physiology. responding in a direction away from the stimulus.
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of, relating to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.
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Logic. (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.
interjection
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(used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.):
verb (used with object)
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to deny; contradict.
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to refute or disprove (something).
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to refuse assent or consent to; veto.
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to neutralize or counteract.
Origin of negative
1350-1400; Latin negātīvus denying (see negate, -ive); replacing Middle English negatif (noun and adj.) Middle French Latin as above
Examples for negative
Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.
They have begun so cruelly with me, that I have not spirit enough to assert my own negative.
A few took up the refrain, but the general tone was negative.
And, the reply being in the negative, had said, 'Then I won't look at you.'
The negative headlines and accusations of sexual assault continue.
You may say if you like that Robespierre was (in a negative sort of way) mad.
I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized, and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.
He says he has yet to experience any negative feedback from the galaxy of Whovians.
It is a negative power, and is conservative in its character.
In addition to the negative on-field attention, off-the-field problems were just as bad this year.