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
By neat workmanship he could lift from negligences any reproach of negativeness and turn them into positive wounds.
From The Judge by Rebecca West
Teachers used to boast about their ability to tame children, when their ability really meant the power to destroy the tendency to put forth effort, to substitute negativeness for positiveness.
From Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
The meagreness or negativeness of their content has been in an inverse ratio to their power.
From The Republic by Benjamin Jowett
