negative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Canadian) IPA: /ˈnɛ(e)gəˌɾɪv/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈnɛg.ə.tɪv/
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[edit] Adjective

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (damaging): undesirable

[edit] Antonyms

• positive

[edit] Derived terms

• negativeness
• negativity
• negative number
• negative integer
• negative repetition
• negative Nancy

[edit] Related terms

• negate
• negation
• negativism

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• double negative
• internegative

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• agentive

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

negative f.

1. Plural form of negativa.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

negative

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of negativ.