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NEGATIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amount less than zero
Synonyms:
negativeness; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):
amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)
Antonym:
positiveness (an amount greater than zero)
Derivation:
negative (less than zero)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
Synonyms:
negativeness; negativism; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
positiveness (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
Derivation:
negative (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial)
negative (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The character of the negative electric pole
Synonyms:
negativeness; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):
polarity; sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges))
Antonym:
positiveness (the character of the positive electric pole)
