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
To me, consistency implies a clinging to old ideas and customs, and is therefore a symbol of negativeness instead of progression.
From Professor Huskins by Lettie M. Cummings
The maximum of positive force is attained at high tide, constantly increasing as the tide comes in, and then recedes to the zero of negativeness with its outgoing.
From Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science by Hudson Tuttle
But what is to be done against the negativeness of such polite indifference?
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Gilbert Cannan
