ALL meanings of negative
neg·a·tive
N n - adjective negative having an excess of electrons 0
- adjective negative denying something about a subject 0
- adjective negative designating a quantity less than zero, or one to be subtracted; minus quantity 0
- adjective negative not having or not demonstrating, showing, or proving the presence or existence of a condition, infection, symptoms, bacteria, etc. 0
- adjective negative reversing the relation of light and shade of the subject 0
- adverb negative no; not so 0
- noun negative a word, affix, phrase, etc. that denies, rejects, or refuses (Ex.: no, not, by no means) 0
- noun negative a statement of denial, refusal, or rejection 0
- noun negative the point of view that denies or attacks the positive or affirmative 0
- noun negative an undesirable element or quality; drawback, shortcoming, defect, etc. 0
- noun negative an impression of something, as a sculpture, that shows it in reverse 0
- noun negative a terminal, electrode, or plate having an excess of electrons flowing out toward a positive terminal, electrode, or plate, as in a storage battery or dry cell 0
- noun negative a quantity less than zero, or one to be subtracted; minus quantity 0
- noun negative an exposed and developed photographic film or plate on which light and shadow are the reverse of what they are in the positive printed from this 0
- verb transitive negative to refuse; reject 0
- verb transitive negative to veto (a candidate, motion, or bill) 0
- verb transitive negative to deny; contradict 0
- verb transitive negative to prove false; disprove 0
- verb transitive negative to counteract; neutralize 0
- interjection negative no! not so! 0
- adjective negative A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful. 0
- adjective negative If someone is negative or has a negative attitude, they consider only the bad aspects of a situation, rather than the good ones. 0
- adjective negative A negative reply or decision indicates the answer 'no'. 0
- countable noun negative A negative is a word, expression, or gesture that means 'no' or 'not'. 0
- adjective negative In grammar, a negative clause contains a word such as 'not', 'never', or 'no-one'. 0
- adjective negative If a medical test or scientific test is negative, it shows no evidence of the medical condition or substance that you are looking for. 0
- countable noun negative In photography, a negative is an image that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark. Negatives are made from a camera film, and are used to print photographs. 0
- adjective negative A negative charge or current has the same electrical charge as an electron. 0
- adjective negative A negative number, quantity, or measurement is less than zero. 0
- adjective negative expressing or meaning a refusal or denial 0
- adjective negative lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as enthusiasm, interest, or optimism 0
- adjective negative showing or tending towards opposition or resistance 0
- adjective negative measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive 0
- adjective negative having the same magnitude but opposite sense to an equivalent positive quantity 0
- adjective negative indicating movement or growth away from a particular stimulus 0
- adjective negative (of the results of a diagnostic test) indicating absence of the disease or condition for which the test was made 0
- adjective negative (of an electric charge) having the same polarity as the charge of an electron 0
- adjective negative (of a body, system, ion, etc) having a negative electric charge; having an excess of electrons 0
- adjective negative (of a point in an electric circuit) having a lower electrical potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential 0
- adjective negative of or relating to a photographic negative 0
- adjective negative (of a categorial proposition) denying the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in some men are irrational; no pigs have wings 0
- adjective negative 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 0
- noun negative a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation 0
- noun negative a negative person or thing 0
- noun negative 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 0
- noun negative a negative object, such as a terminal or a plate in a voltaic cell 0
- noun negative a sentence or other linguistic element with a negative meaning, as the English word not 0
- noun negative a quantity less than zero or a quantity to be subtracted 0
- noun negative a negative proposition 0
- noun negative the right of veto 0