negativity

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negativity

  • /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/

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noun negativities

  1. countable, uncountable The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
  2. countable, uncountable Negative sentiment. Leaving aside the abundance of negativity for the time being, in aggregate these attempts at definition speak to the multitude of linguistic phenomena characteristic of language hybridity in multilingual settings, albeit explained with differing emphases by different definers.
  3. countable, uncountable The characteristic of having a negative charge.

Similar: negativeness · Opposite: positivity

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: negativism, downside, positivity, galvanometric, negativist, negative nancy, negaholism, pessimist, antioptimist, negaholic, pessimism, negativer, contrarian, cynic, negative utilitarian, againstism

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Similar: negativeness · Opposite: positivity

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noun characteristic of being pessimistic

Españolnegatividad

noun characteristic of having a negative charge

Españolnegatividad
DeutschNegativität
Românănegativitate

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@misc{negativity_2026,
  title = {negativity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negativity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}