Negativity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Negativeness \Neg"a*tive*ness\, Negativity \Neg`a*tiv"i*ty\, n.
     The quality or state of being negative.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  negativity
       n 1: the disagreeable quality of one who dissents [syn: {negativeness}]
            [ant: {positiveness}]
       2: characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny
          or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn: {negativism}]
          [ant: {positivism}]
       3: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract
          electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn: {electronegativity}]