negativity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/
Etymology
Etymology tree English negative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English negativity From negative + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
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(countable, uncountable) Negative sentiment.
Leaving aside the abundance of negativity for the time being, in aggregate these attempts at definition speak to the multitude of linguistic phenomena characteristic of language hybridity in multilingual settings, albeit explained with differing emphases by different definers.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 7:
- (countable, uncountable) The characteristic of having a negative charge.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| negativities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonnegativity · electronegativity · negativity thinking · homonegativity · immunonegativity · sex-negativity · seronegativity · sex negativity · negativity bias
Synonyms
Translations (19)
mi tōrarotanga (characteristic of having a negative charge) · sk negatívnosť (characteristic of being pessimistic) · la negātīvitās (characteristic of having a negative charge) · fi kielteisyys (characteristic of being pessimistic) · tr olumsuzluk (characteristic of having a negative charge) · de Negativität (characteristic of having a negative charge) · fi negatiivisuus (characteristic of being pessimistic) · ca negativitat (characteristic of being pessimistic) · bg отрицателност (characteristic of having a negative charge) · ca negativitat (characteristic of having a negative charge) · tr negatiflik (characteristic of having a negative charge) · es negatividad (characteristic of being pessimistic) · ro negativitate (characteristic of having a negative charge) · fi negatiivisuus (characteristic of having a negative charge) · sh negatívnōst (characteristic of having a negative charge) · es negatividad (characteristic of having a negative charge) · bg негативизъм (characteristic of being pessimistic) · sh negatívnōst (characteristic of being pessimistic) · la negātīvitās (characteristic of being pessimistic)