negativeness

2 definitions found

negativeness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

negativeness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  negativeness
      n 1: the character of the negative electric pole [syn:
           negativity, negativeness] [ant: positiveness,
           positivity]
      2: characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable
         tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
         [syn: negativity, negativeness, negativism] [ant:
         positiveness, positivism, positivity]
      3: an amount less than zero [syn: negativity, negativeness]
         [ant: positiveness, positivity]