ALL meanings of negative
neg·a·tive
N n - adjective negative statement: saying no 1
- adjective negative person, attitude: pessimistic 1
- adjective negative electricity: lower potential 1
- adjective negative result: showing absence of sth 1
- noun negative disadvantage 1
- noun negative photographic image 1
- adjective negative expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question. 1
- adjective negative refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request. 1
- adjective negative expressing refusal to do something: He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating. 1
- adjective negative prohibitory, as a command or order. 1
- adjective negative characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes (opposed to positive): a dull, lifeless, negative character. 1
- adjective negative lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like: a man of negative viewpoint. 1
- adjective negative encouraging or noting an unhealthy or unbalanced outlook toward something, especially toward sex or sexuality (used in combination): The song has a body-negative message. 1
- adjective negative being without rewards, results, or effectiveness: a search of the premises proved negative. 1
- adjective negative Mathematics, Physics. involving or noting subtraction; minus. measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive. 1
- adjective negative Photography. noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest. 1
- adjective negative Electricity. of, relating to, or characterized by negative electricity. indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential. 1
- adjective negative Medicine/Medical. (of blood, affected tissue, etc.) failing to indicate the presence of a specified medical condition or substance. (of a diagnostic test) failing to indicate the presence of the medical condition or substance tested for: Test results for skin cancer were negative. (of a person) not having a specified medical condition, or not having a specified substance in the body (often used in combination): She tested negative for a staph infection. I'm Rh-negative. 1
- adjective negative Chemistry. (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid. 1
- adjective negative Physiology. responding in a direction away from the stimulus. 1
- adjective negative of, relating to, or noting the south pole of a magnet. 1
- adjective negative Logic. (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject. 1
- noun negative a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.: The ship signaled back a negative. 1
- noun negative a refusal of assent: to answer a request with a negative. 1
- noun negative the negative form of statement. 1
- noun negative a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., especially a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate. 1
- noun negative a negative quality or characteristic. 1
- noun negative disadvantage; drawback: The plan is generally brilliant, but it has one or two negatives. 1
- noun negative Mathematics. a minus sign. a negative quantity or symbol. 1
- noun negative Photography. a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives. 1
- noun negative Electricity. the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell. 1
- noun negative Archaic. a veto, or right of veto: The delegation may exercise its negative. 1
- adverb negative (used to indicate a negative response): “You won't come with us?” “Negative.”. 1
- verb with object negative to deny; contradict. 1
- verb with object negative to refute or disprove (something). 1
- verb with object negative to refuse assent or consent to; veto. 1
- verb with object negative to neutralize or counteract. 1
- idioms negative in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial, or disagreement; no: The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative. 1
- noun negative A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal. 1
- verb negative to deny or nullify; negate 0
- verb negative to show to be false; disprove 0
- verb negative to refuse to consent to or approve of 0
- adjective negative containing, expressing, or implying a denial or refusal; that says “no” 0
- adjective negative opposite to something regarded as positive 0
- adjective negative lacking in positive character or quality 0
- adjective negative lacking evidence, affirmation, etc. 0
- adjective negative having the effect of diminishing, depriving, or denying 0
- adjective negative faultfinding, antagonistic, destructive, etc. 0
- adjective negative directed away from the source of a stimulus 0
- adjective negative of, generating, or charged with negative electricity 0