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    NEGATIVENESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An amount less than zeroplay

    Synonyms:

    negativeness; negativity

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):

    amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)

    Antonym:

    positiveness (an amount greater than zero)

    Derivation:

    negative (less than zero)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commandsplay

    Synonyms:

    negativeness; negativism; negativity

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):

    quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

    Antonym:

    positiveness (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)

    Derivation:

    negative (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial)

    negative (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    The character of the negative electric poleplay

    Synonyms:

    negativeness; negativity

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

    Hypernyms ("negativeness" is a kind of...):

    polarity; sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges))

    Antonym:

    positiveness (the character of the positive electric pole)

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