negative
adjective
expressing or containing negation or denial.
negativeness
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a word derived from
negative.
Example Sentences
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“If he was on a roster right now, all this negativeness and divisiveness could be turned into a positive,” Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Chris Long said at the meeting.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
When I figured out what was going on, I realized that the negativeness in my performance was the numbers of EU summits.
From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2011
Its staleness is not dire to him; but negativeness is not good, and Cruikshank helps the commonplace to be his friend.
From George Cruikshank by W. H. Chesson
I think that high approximation to positivism has often been achieved—instantaneous translation—residue of negativeness left behind, looking much like effects of a stroke of lightning.
From The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort
Is not our college training responsible for some of this melancholy negativeness of life?
From The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
