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neg·a·tive    Audio Help   [neg-uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, adverb, verb, -tived, -tiv·ing, interjection
–adjective
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 to do something: He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating.
4.prohibitory, as a command or order.
5.characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive): a dull, lifeless, negative character.
6.lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like: a man of negative viewpoint.
7.being without rewards, results, or effectiveness: a search of the premises proved negative.
8.Mathematics, Physics.
a.involving or noting subtraction; minus.
b.measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.
9.Photography. noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.
10.Electricity.
a.of, pertaining to, or characterized by negative electricity.
b.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.
11.Medicine/Medical. failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses.
12.Chemistry. (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.
13.Physiology. responding in a direction away from the stimulus.
14.of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.
15.Logic. (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.
–noun
16.a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.: The ship signaled back a negative.
17.a refusal of assent: to answer a request with a negative.
18.the negative form of statement.
19.a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate.
20.a negative quality or characteristic.
21.disadvantage; drawback: The plan is generally brilliant, but it has one or two negatives.
22.Mathematics.
a.a minus sign.
b.a negative quantity or symbol.
23.Photography. a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.
24.Electricity. the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.
25.Archaic. a veto, or right of veto: The delegation may exercise its negative.
–adverb
26.(used to indicate a negative response): “You won't come with us?” “Negative.”
–verb (used with object)
27.to deny; contradict.
28.to refute or disprove (something).
29.to refuse assent or consent to; veto.
30.to neutralize or counteract.
–interjection
31.(used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.): Negative, pilot—complete your mission as directed.
32.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.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < L negātīvus denying (see negate, -ive); r. ME negatif (n. and adj.) < MF < L as above]

neg·a·tive·ly, adverb
neg·a·tive·ness, neg·a·tiv·i·ty, noun

6. uncooperative, antagonistic, hostile.
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neg·a·tive    Audio Help   (něg'ə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial: gave a negative answer to our request.
    2. Indicating opposition or resistance: a negative reaction to the new advertising campaign.
    3. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.
    4. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.
    5. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.
    6. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.
    7. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.
    8. Of or relating to the sign (-).
    9. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.
    10. 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.
    11. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).
    12. Of or relating to a body having an excess of electrons.
  1. Lacking positive or constructive features, especially:
    1. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.
    2. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.
    3. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.
    4. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.
    5. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.
    6. Of or relating to the sign (-).
    7. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.
    8. 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.
    9. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).
    10. Of or relating to a body having an excess of electrons.
  2. Medicine Not indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.
  3. Logic Designating a proposition that denies agreement between a subject and its predicate.
  4. Mathematics
    1. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.
    2. Of or relating to the sign (-).
    3. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.
    4. 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.
    5. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).
    6. Of or relating to a body having an excess of electrons.
  5. Physics
    1. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).
    2. Of or relating to a body having an excess of electrons.
  6. Chemistry Of or relating to an ion, the anion, that is attracted to a positive electrode.
  7. 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.
    1. A statement or act that is highly critical of another or of others: campaign advertising that was based solely on negatives.
    2. 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).
    3. 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).
    4. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light.
    5. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.
  2. Grammar A word or part of a word, such as no, not, or non-, that indicates negation. See Usage Note at double negative.
  3. The side in a debate that contradicts or opposes the question being debated.
    1. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light.
    2. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.
  4. 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  (adj.)
c.1400, from O.Fr. negatif (fem. negative), 13c., from L. negativus, from negare (see deny). The electricity sense is from 1799. The noun is c.1380 in the sense "a prohibition;" in the photographic sense first recorded 1853. Negativism is 1824 as "the policy of opposition;" in a psychological sense, it is attested from 1892.
"Negative Capability, that is when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts without any irritable reaching after fact and reason." [John Keats, letter, Dec. 21, 1817]

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negative

adjective
1. 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" [ant: neutral, positive
2. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial [ant: affirmative
3. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life" 
4. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" [ant: confirming
5. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates" [ant: positive
6. less than zero; "a negative number" 
7. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn: damaging
8. having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" 
9. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" [syn: minus

noun
1. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" [ant: affirmative
2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed 

verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: veto

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negative1 [ˈnegətiv] adjective
meaning or saying `no'; denying something
Example: a negative answer
Arabic: سَلْبي
Chinese (Simplified): 否定的
Chinese (Traditional): 否定的
Czech: záporný
Danish: negativ
Dutch: ontkennend
Estonian: eitav
Finnish: kieltävä
French: négatif
German: ablehnend
Greek: αρνητικός
Hungarian: nemleges
Icelandic: neitandi, neikvæður
Indonesian: negatif
Italian: negativo
Japanese: 否定の
Korean: 부정의, 거부의
Latvian: noliedzošs; noraidošs
Lithuanian: neigiamas
Norwegian: nektende, negativ
Polish: przeczący
Portuguese (Brazil): negativo
Portuguese (Portugal): negativo
Romanian: negativ
Russian: отрицательный
Slovak: záporný
Slovenian: negativen
Spanish: negativo
Swedish: negativ, nekande
Turkish: olumsuz, negatif
negative2 [ˈnegətiv] adjective
expecting to fail
Example: a negative attitude
Arabic: سَلْبي
Chinese (Simplified): 消极的
Chinese (Traditional): 消極的
Czech: záporný
Danish: negativ
Dutch: negatief
Estonian: keelduv
Finnish: kielteinen
French: négatif
German: negativ
Greek: αρνητικός, που πρόκειται να απορριφθεί ή να αποτύχει
Hungarian: elutasító
Icelandic: neikvæður
Indonesian: negatif
Italian: negativo
Japanese: 消極的な
Korean: 소극적인, 부정적인
Latvian: negatīvs, noraidošs
Lithuanian: negatyvus
Norwegian: negativ
Polish: pesymistyczny, negatywny
Portuguese (Brazil): negativo
Portuguese (Portugal): negativo
Romanian: nega­tiv
Russian: негативный
Slovak: záporný
Slovenian: negativen
Spanish: negativo
Swedish: negativ
Turkish: olumsuz
negative3 [ˈnegətiv] adjective
less than zero
Example: —4 is a negative or minus number.
Arabic: ناقِص
Chinese (Simplified): 负的
Chinese (Traditional): 負的
Czech: záporný
Danish: negativ
Dutch: negatief
Estonian: negatiivne
Finnish: negatiivinen
French: négatif
German: negativ
Greek: αρνητικός, κάτω του μηδενός
Hungarian: negatív
Icelandic: neikvæður, mínus-
Indonesian: minus
Italian: negativo
Japanese: 負の
Korean: 마이너스의
Latvian: negatīvs, mīnus-
Lithuanian: neigiamas
Norwegian: minus-
Polish: ujemny
Portuguese (Brazil): negativo
Portuguese (Portugal): negativo
Romanian: negativ
Russian: отрицательный
Slovak: záporný
Slovenian: negativen
Spanish: negativo
Swedish: negativ , minus
Turkish: negatif, eksi, sıfırdan küçük
negative4 [ˈnegətiv] adjective
having more electrons than normal
Example: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.
Arabic: سالِب
Chinese (Simplified): (电)负的
Chinese (Traditional): (電)負的
Czech: záporný
Danish: negativ
Dutch: negatief
Estonian: miinus-
Finnish: negatiivinen
French: négatif
German: negativ
Greek: αρνητικός, με αρνητικό ηλεκτρικό φορτίο
Hungarian: negatív
Icelandic: neikvæður, neikvæð hleðsla
Indonesian: negatif
Italian: negativo
Japanese: 陰電気の
Korean: 음전기의
Latvian: negatīvs
Lithuanian: neigiamas
Norwegian: negativ
Polish: ujemny
Portuguese (Brazil): negativo
Portuguese (Portugal): negativo
Romanian: negativ
Russian: отрицательный
Slovak: záporný
Slovenian: negativen
Spanish: negativo
Swedish: minus
Turkish: negatif
negative1 [ˈnegətiv] noun
a word etc by which something is denied
Example: `No' and `never' are negatives.
Arabic: كَلِمَه سَلْبِيَّه، كَلِمَة نَفي
Chinese (Simplified): 否定词
Chinese (Traditional): 否定詞
Czech: zápor
Danish: negativt udsagn; nægtelse
Dutch: ontkenningswoord
Estonian: eitussõna
Finnish: kieltosana
French: négation
German: die Verneinung
Greek: άρνηση, αρνητικός τύπος (γραμμ.)
Hungarian: tagadószó
Icelandic: neitun
Indonesian: penyangkalan
Italian: negazione
Japanese: 否定語
Korean: 부정적인 말, 부정어
Latvian: noliegums
Lithuanian: neiginys
Norwegian: nektelse
Polish: przeczenie
Portuguese (Brazil): negativa
Portuguese (Portugal): negativa
Romanian: ne­ga­ţie
Russian: отрицание
Slovak: zápor
Slovenian: nikalnica
Spanish: negativa
Swedish: nekande ord
Turkish: olumsuz sözcük
negative2 [ˈnegətiv] noun
the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed
Example: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.
Arabic: صورَه سَلْبِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): (照相)底片,负片
Chinese (Traditional): (照相)底片,負片
Czech: negativ
Danish: negativ
Dutch: negatief
Estonian: negatiiv
Finnish: negatiivi
French: négatif
German: das Negativ
Greek: αρνητικό (φιλμ)
Hungarian: negatív
Icelandic: negatífa
Indonesian: klise
Italian: negativo
Japanese: ネガ
Korean: 음화
Latvian: negatīvs
Lithuanian: negatyvas
Norwegian: negativ
Polish: negatyw
Portuguese (Brazil): negativo
Portuguese (Portugal): negativo
Romanian: negativ
Russian: негатив
Slovak: negatív
Slovenian: negativ
Spanish: negativo
Swedish: negativ
Turkish: negatif film
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  1. Less than zero.
  2. Having the electric charge or voltage less than zero.
  3. Devoid of evidence of a suspected condition or disease, as a diagnostic test.

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Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif.]

1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.

3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.

Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. --Berkeley.

4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif.]

1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.

3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.

Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. --Berkeley.

4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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negative

Af*firm"a*tive\, n. 1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.

Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative. --Dryden.

2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
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