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NEGATIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
Synonyms:
electronegativity; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):
inclination; tendency (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An amount less than zero
Synonyms:
negativeness; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):
amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)
Antonym:
positivity (an amount greater than zero)
Sense 3
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 ("negativity" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
positivity (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
Derivation:
negative (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The character of the negative electric pole
Synonyms:
negativeness; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):
polarity; sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges))
Antonym:
positivity (the character of the positive electric pole)
