negative

adj. pessimistic, cynical, antagonistic; denying, contrary; of a quantity less than zero; having fewer protons than electrons (Physics)

n. negation; negative word; refusal, denial; image from which a picture is obtained in which black and white colors appear reversed (Photography)

v. deny, veto; refute, disprove; negate; reject

Negative may refer to:Negative and non-negative numbersPhotographic negative, an image with inverted luminance or a strip of film with such an imageFilm negative, the film in a motion picture camera which captures the original imagePaper negative, a negative image printed on paper used to create the final print of a photographIn linguistics, negative is a negated expression, as opposed to affirmative. See grammatical mood#Negative and negation (rhetoric).In physics, negative and positive are conventions used in distinguishing electric chargeIn optics, diverging lenses are also called negative lensesNegative sign, a term in astrology describing passive or feminine signs of the zodiacNegative team (NEG), the team which negates the resolution in policy debateNegative, a Serbian pop/rock bandNegative, a Finnish glam rock bandSometimes means having a bad, detrimental or injurious influenceSometimes used as an alternate way of saying "no" (the opposite of "affirmative")
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Noun
1. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
(antonym) affirmative
(hypernym) denial
(hyponym) no
(derivation) veto, blackball
2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
(hypernym) film, photographic film
Verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) veto, blackball
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) neutral
(similar) antagonistic, counter
(see-also) destructive
(attribute) quality
2. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
(similar) backward
3. having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
(synonym) electronegative
(antonym) neutral, electroneutral
(attribute) polarity, sign
4. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
(antonym) affirmative, affirmatory
(similar) dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident
(see-also) disinclined
5. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
(similar) bad
6. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
(synonym) disconfirming
(antonym) positive, confirming
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
7. less than zero; "a negative number"
(similar) minus
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
(synonym) damaging
(similar) destructive
9. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
(synonym) minus
(similar) disadvantageous, harmful

n. negative, image from which a picture is obtained in which black and white colors appear reversed (Photography)

adj. negative; lacking, unfavorable, adverse, unsuccessful, ineffectual

n. negative, negation; negative word; refusal, denial

adj. adverse, negative