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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024neg•a•tive /ˈnɛgətɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - expressing, containing, or suggesting the word "no'' or "not;'' expressing denial:a negative response to the question;Negative words in English include nobody, nor, and nothing.
- refusing consent or permission:a negative reply to my request.
- showing an attitude of refusal;
unwilling:a negative attitude about cooperating. - unfavorable:negative criticism.
- lacking positive qualities:a negative advertising campaign.
- being without rewards or results:A search for drugs proved negative.
- Physics, Mathematics[Math.]
- involving or noting subtraction;
minus. - measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to positive;
less than zero.
- Photographybeing an image in which the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.
- Electricity
- of or relating to the electric charge of a body that has more electrons, having lower potential and drawing the flow of current.
- [Med.]failing to show a positive result in a diagnostic test:The test results were negative, which meant that she didn't have the disease.
n. [countable] - a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.:to answer a request with a negative;Words such as no, not, nor, and nobody are negatives. See in the negative below.
- the negative form of a statement:The negative of the clause I am running is I am not running.
- one or more persons arguing against a statement in a formal debate, esp. a team arguing this way. Compare affirmative.
- a negative quality or characteristic:a plan with only one negative.
- Mathematics
- a minus sign.
- a negative amount or symbol.
- Photographya negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.
interj. - (used often in official situations, to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc., esp. as a response);
no:"You won't come with us?'' "Negative.''
Idioms- Idioms in the negative, in the form of a negative response:to answer in the negative.
neg•a•tive•ly, adv. neg•a•tive•ness, neg•a•tiv•i•ty /ˌnɛgəˈtɪvɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -neg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neg•a•tive (neg′ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj., n., adv., v., -tived, -tiv•ing, interj. adj. - expressing or containing negation or denial:a negative response to the question.
- refusing consent, as to a proposal:a negative reply to my request.
- expressing refusal to do something:He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating.
- prohibitory, as a command or order.
- characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features;
lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive):a dull, lifeless, negative character. - lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like:a man of negative viewpoint.
- being without rewards, results, or effectiveness:a search of the premises proved negative.
- Physics, Mathematics[Math., Physics.]
- involving or noting subtraction;
minus. - measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.
- Photographynoting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.
- Electricity
- Electricityof, pertaining to, or characterized by negative electricity.
- Electricityindicating 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.
- [Med.]failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses.
- Chemistry(of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged;
acid. - Physiologyresponding in a direction away from the stimulus.
- of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.
- Philosophy[Logic.](of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.
n. - a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.:The ship signaled back a negative.
- a refusal of assent:to answer a request with a negative.
- the negative form of statement.
- a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate.
- a negative quality or characteristic.
- disadvantage;
drawback:The plan is generally brilliant, but it has one or two negatives. - Mathematics
- a minus sign.
- a negative quantity or symbol.
- Photographya negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.
- Physics, Electricity[Elect.]the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.
- [Archaic.]a veto, or right of veto:The delegation may exercise its negative.
- Idioms in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial, or disagreement;
no:The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative.
adv. - (used to indicate a negative response):"You won't come with us?'' "Negative.''
v.t. - to deny;
contradict. - to refute or disprove (something).
- to refuse assent or consent to;
veto. - to neutralize or counteract.
interj. - (used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.):Negative, pilot—complete your mission as directed.
- Latin as above
- Middle French
- Latin negātīvus denying (see negate, -ive); replacing Middle English negatif (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival)
- 1350–1400
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uncooperative, antagonistic, hostile.
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