negative

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< Latin negativus (that denies, negative) < negare (to deny); see negate.

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negative (comparative more negative, superlative most negative)

Positive
negative

Comparative
more negative

Superlative
most negative

  1. not positive or neutral
  2. pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.
    I don't like to hang around him very much, because he can be so negative many times about his petty problems.
  3. inherently damaging; undesirable
  4. (mathematics) of number, less than zero
  5. (physics) of electrical charge of an electron and related particles

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Singular
negative

Plural
negatives

negative (plural negatives)

  1. (photography) an image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse
  2. (grammar) a word that indicates negation
  3. (mathematics) a negative quantity
  4. (weightlifting): 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.

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negative f.

  1. Plural form of negativa.

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negative

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of negativ.