negative (redirected from -negative)

neg·a·tive  (ng-tv)

adj.

1.

a. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial: gave a negative answer to our request.

b. Indicating opposition or resistance: a negative reaction to the new advertising campaign.

2. Lacking positive or constructive features, especially:

a. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.

b. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.

c. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.

d. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.

3. Medicine Not indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.

4. Logic Designating a proposition that denies agreement between a subject and its predicate.

5. Mathematics

a. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.

b. Of or relating to the sign (-).

c. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.

d. 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.

6. Physics

a. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).

b. Of or relating to a body having an excess of electrons.

7. Chemistry Of or relating to an ion, the anion, that is attracted to a positive electrode.

8. 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.

2.

a. A statement or act that is highly critical of another or of others: campaign advertising that was based solely on negatives.

b. 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).

c. 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).

3. Grammar A word or part of a word, such as no, not, or non-, that indicates negation. See Usage Note at double negative.

4. The side in a debate that contradicts or opposes the question being debated.

5.

a. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light.

b. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.

6. 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.

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[Middle English, from Old French negatif, from Latin negtvus, from negtus, past participle of negre, to deny; see negate.]

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nega·tive·ly adv.

nega·tive·ness, nega·tivi·ty (-tv-t) n.

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negative [ˈnɛgətɪv]

adj

1. expressing or meaning a refusal or denial a negative answer

2. lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as enthusiasm, interest, or optimism

3. showing or tending towards opposition or resistance

4.

a.  measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

b.  having the same magnitude but opposite sense to an equivalent positive quantity

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology indicating movement or growth away from a particular stimulus negative geotropism

6. (Medicine) Med (of the results of a diagnostic test) indicating absence of the disease or condition for which the test was made

7. (Mathematics) another word for minus [3b] [5]

8. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a.  (of an electric charge) having the same polarity as the charge of an electron

b.  (of a body, system, ion, etc.) having a negative electric charge; having an excess of electrons

c.  (of a point in an electric circuit) having a lower electrical potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential

9. (Chemistry) (Physics / General Physics) short for electronegative

10. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) of or relating to a photographic negative

11. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a categorial proposition) denying the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in some men are irrational; no pigs have wings

12. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology of, relating to, or governed by the signs of the zodiac of the earth and water classifications, which are thought to be associated with a receptive passive nature

13. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) short for Rh negative

n

1. a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation

2. a negative person or thing

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a piece of photographic film or a plate, previously exposed and developed, showing an image that, in black-and-white photography, has a reversal of tones. In colour photography the image is in complementary colours to the subject so that blue sky appears yellow, green grass appears purple, etc.

4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a negative object, such as a terminal or a plate in a voltaic cell

5. (Linguistics) a sentence or other linguistic element with a negative meaning, as the English word not

6. (Mathematics) a quantity less than zero or a quantity to be subtracted

7. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a negative proposition

8. Archaic the right of veto

in the negative indicating denial or refusal

sentence substitute

(Military) (esp in military communications) a signal code word for no¹

vb (tr)

1. to deny or nullify; negate

2. to show to be false; disprove

3. to refuse consent to or approval of the proposal was negatived Compare positive, affirmative

negatively  adv

negativeness , negativity n

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negative  (ng-tv)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" no - a negative; "his no was loud and clear" nay - a negative; "the nays have it" double negative - a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
	2.	negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
Verb	1.	negative - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" veto, blackball controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
Adj.	1.	negative - 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" destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome unsupportive - not furnishing support or assistance neutral - possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
	2.	negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" affirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
	3.	negative - having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	4.	negative - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" disconfirming medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques confirming, positive - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
	5.	negative - reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates" positive - reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating students"
	6.	negative - less than zero; "a negative number" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement minus - on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
	7.	negative - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" damaging destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
	8.	negative - having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" electronegative, negatively charged charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery"
	9.	negative - involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" minus disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage

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negative

adjective

1. neutralizing, invalidating, annulling, nullifying, counteractive This will have a very serious negative effect on economic recovery.

2. pessimistic, cynical, unwilling, gloomy, antagonistic, jaundiced, uncooperative, contrary There's no point in going along to an interview with a negative attitude.
pessimistic positive, optimistic, enthusiastic, cheerful

3. dissenting, contradictory, refusing, denying, rejecting, opposing, resisting, contrary Dr. Velayati gave a vague but negative response.
dissenting positive, approving, affirmative, concurring, assenting

noun

denial, no, refusal, rejection, contradiction We were fobbed off with a crisp negative.

Translations

negative [ˈnegətɪv]

A. ADJ (all senses) → negativo
a negative answer or reply or response → una negativa, una respuesta negativa
the test proved negative → el análisis dio negativo
negative cash flow → liquidez f negativa
negative feedback → reacción f desfavorable

B. N

1. (= negative reply) → negativa f
he answered in the negative → contestó negativamente, contestó que no

2. (Ling) → negación f
in the negative → en negativo

3. (Phot) → negativo m

4. (Elec) → polo m negativo

C. VT (= veto) → poner veto a; (= vote down) → rechazar, desaprobar; [+ statement] → negar, desmentir; [+ effect] → anular

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negative [ˈnɛgətɪv]

n

[photo] → négatif m

(= word) → négation f

to answer in the negative → répondre par la négative

adj

(= bad) [fact, situation, experience, effect] → négatif/ive
All this had an extremely negative effect on teachers → Tout ceci a eu un effet extrêmement négatif sur les enseignants.

(= unfavourable) [view] → négatif/ive

[response, answer] → négatif/ive
We expected to receive a negative answer → Nous nous attendions à recevoir une réponse négative.

[person, attitude] → négatif/ive
He's got a very negative attitude → Il a une attitude très négative.
Why do you have to be so negative about everything? → Pourquoi devez-vous être si négatif en toutes choses?

[result, test] → négatif/ive
The pregnancy test proved negative → Le test de grossesse s'est avéré négatif.
to have a negative result → être testé négatif
I had a negative result for HIV → J'ai été testé séronégatif.

[electron, charge] → négatif/ive

[number, score] → négatif/ive
negative equity n situation dans laquelle la valeur d'une maison est inférieure à celle de l'emprunt-logement contracté pour la payer

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negative

adj → negativ; answer → verneinend; (Gram) form → verneint; negative ion → Anion nt; negative cash flow (Fin) → Überhang m → der Zahlungsausgänge; negative campaigning (Pol) negativer Wahlkampf; negative vote → Gegenstimme f; I got a negative reply to my request → ich habe auf meinen Antrag einen abschlägigen Bescheid bekommen

n

(also Gram) → Verneinung f; to answer in the negative → eine verneinende Antwort geben; (= say no) → mit Nein antworten; (= refuse) → einen abschlägigen Bescheid geben; his answer was a curt negative → er antwortete mit einem knappen Nein; put this sentence into the negative → verneinen Sie diesen Satz; how do you express this statement in the negative? → wie drückt man diesen Satz verneint or in der Verneinungsform aus?

(Gram: = word) → Verneinungswort nt, → Negation f; (Math) → negative Zahl; two negatives make a positive (Math) → zweimal minus gibt plus

(Phot) → Negativ nt

(Elec) → negativer Pol

interj → nein

vt amendment, plan → ablehnen; statement → negieren

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negative [ˈnɛgətɪv]

1. adj → negativo/a

2. n

a. (answer) his answer was a firm negative → ha risposto con un fermo no or con un fermo diniego
an answer in the negative → una risposta negativa
to answer in the negative → rispondere negativamente or di no

b. (Gram) → negazione f
to put a sentence into the negative → mettere una frase in forma negativa

c. (Phot) → negativa, negativo

d. (Elec) → polo negativo

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negative

adj negative [ˈnegətiv]

1 meaning or saying `no'; denying something a negative answer. nee sê, ontkennend antwoord سَلْبي отрицателен záporný negativ ablehnend αρνητικός negativo eitav رد کردن negatiivinen négatif שְׁלִילִי नकारात्मक negativan nemleges negatif neitandi, neikvæður negativo 否定の 부정의 neigiamas noliedzošs; noraidošs negatif ontkennend nektende, negativ przeczący negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan negativ, nekande เป็นการปฏิเสธ olumsuz, negatif 否定的 негативний; заперечний نفي، انکار phủ nhận 否定的

2 expecting to fail a negative attitude. negatief سَلْبي негативен záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, που πρόκειται να απορριφθεί ή να αποτύχει negativo keelduv منفی negatiivinen négatif שְׁלִילִי नकारात्मक व्यवहार protusloviti,odbiti elutasító negatif neikvæður negativo 消極的な 비관적인 negatyvus negatīvs, noraidošs negatif negatief negativ pesymistyczny, negatywny negativo nega­tiv негативный záporný negativen negativan negativ เป็นการคัดค้าน olumsuz 消極的 негативний منفي tiêu cực 消极的

3 less than zero 4 is a negative or minus number. negatief ناقِص отрицателен záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, κάτω του μηδενός negativo negatiivne منفی negatiivinen négatif שְׁלִילִי ऋणात्मक negativno negatív minus neikvæður, mínus- negativo 負の 마이너스의 neigiamas negatīvs, mīnus- kurang daripada, negatif negatief minus- ujemny negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan broj negativ [], minus[] ที่เป็นด้านลบ negatif, eksi, sıfırdan küçük 負的 від'ємний صفر سے کم âm 负的

4 having more electrons than normal The battery has a negative and a positive terminal. negatief سالِب негативен záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, με αρνητικό ηλεκτρικό φορτίο negativo miinus- بار منفی negatiivinen négatif קוֹטֶב שְׁלִילִי नकारी, नकारात्मक negativan negatív negatif neikvæður, neikvæð hleðsla negativo 陰電気の 음전기의 neigiamas negatīvs negatif negatief negativ ujemny negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan minus[] ขั้วลบ negatif (電)負的 негативний معمول سے زيادہ اليکٹرون ہونا điện (âm) （电）负的

n

1 a word etc by which something is denied No' and `never' are negatives. ontkenning كَلِمَه سَلْبِيَّه، كَلِمَة نَفي отрицание zápor negativt udsagn; nægtelse die Verneinung άρνηση, αρνητικός τύπος (γραμμ.) negativa eitussõna نه kieltosana négation מִילַת שְׁלִילָה नकार negacija tagadószó penyangkalan neitun negazione 否定語 부정적인 말[], 부정어 neiginys noliegums negatif ontkenningswoord nektelse przeczenie negativa ne­ga­ţie отрицание zápor nikalnica negacija nekande ord คำปฏิเสธ olumsuz sözcük 否定詞 заперечення حرف نفي lời từ chối 否定词

2 the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed I gave away the print, but I still have the negative. negatiewe صورَه سَلْبِيَّه негатив negativ negativ das Negativ αρνητικό (φιλμ) negativo negatiiv نسخه فیلم negatiivi négatif תַשלִיל, נֶגָטִיב निगेटिव फोटो का photo negativ negatív klise negatífa negativo ネガ (사진의) 음화 negatyvas negatīvs negatif negatief negativ negatyw negativo negativ негатив negatív negativ negativ negativ ฟิล์มหรือกระจกถ่ายรูปที่กลับสีดำเป็นขาว negatif film (照相)底片，負片 негатив فوٹوگرافي کي فلم âm bản （照相）底片，负片

adv negatively

negatief بِصورَةٍ سَلْبِيَّه негативно záporně negativt negativ αρνητικά negativamente eitavalt وارونه kielteisesti négativement בִּשלִילָה नकारात्मक रूप में niječno,negativno nemlegesen, negatívan secara menyangkal neikvætt, á neikvæðan hátt negativamente 否定的に 부정적으로 neigiamai, negatyviai negatīvi; noliedzoši; noraidoši dengan sifat yang negatif negatief negativt negatywnie negativamente negativ отрицательно záporne negativno negativno negativt ในทางลบ olumsuz olarak 的副詞 негативно منفي طور پر có ý từ chối 的副词

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negative → سلبي, سَلبِي negativní, záporná odpoveď negativ negativ αρνητικό, αρνητικός negación, negativo kieltävä vastaus, negatiivinen négatif negativan, nijekanje negativo 否定の, 否定の答え 부정적인, 부정적인 말(태도) negatief negativ negatywny, przeczenie negativo негативный, негативный ответ negativ, nekande คำปฏิเสธ, ที่เป็นด้านลบ olumsuz lời từ chối, phủ định 否定, 负面的