Definition of Negative

ADV
negatively; in the negative (Souter)

infitialis

(v. t.)
To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill.
  

(v. t.)
To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove.
  

(v. t.)
To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
  

(n.)
The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
  

(n.)
The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
  

(n.)
That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative.
  

(n.)
A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.
  

(n.)
A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.
  

(n.)
A picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture.
  

(a.)
Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.
  

(a.)
Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism.
  

(a.)
Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
  

(a.)
Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative.
  

(a.)
Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
  

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negative
\neg"a*tive\ (?), a. [f. négatif, l. negativus, fr. negare to deny. see negation.]
1. denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative. if thou wilt confess, or else be impudently negative. denying me any power of a negative voice. something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake.
2. not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism. there in another way of denying christ, which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him.
3. (logic) asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
4. (photog.) of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.
5. (chem.) metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
note: this word, derived from electro-negative, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous is the intended signification.
negative
crystal. (a) a cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal. (b) a crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. see refraction.
negative
electricity (elec.), the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called resinous electricity. opposed to positive electricity. formerly, according to franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see electricity.
negative
eyepiece. (opt.) see under eyepiece.
negative
quantity (alg.), a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. see negative sign (below).
negative
rotation, right-handed rotation. see right-handed, 3.
negative
sign, the sign -, or minus (opposed in signification to +, or plus), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10° on a thermometer means 10° below the zero of the scale.
negative
\neg"a*tive\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. negatived (?); p. pr. & vb. n. negativing.] 1. to prove unreal or intrue; to disprove. the omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles.
2. to reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the senate negatived the bill.
3. to neutralize the force of; to counteract.
negative
\neg"a*tive\, n. [cf. f. négative.] 1. a proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception. this is a known rule in divinity, that there is no command that runs in negatives but couches under it a positive duty.
2. a word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.
note: in old england two or more negatives were often joined together for the sake of emphasis, whereas now such expressions are considered ungrammatical, being chiefly heard in iliterate speech. a double negative i

adj., diúltach, claonchló

Gwadol = a. denying, negative

Nacaol = a. refusing; negative

Nag = n. a negative; a denial, conj. nor. neither; than, adv. not

specific grammar structure: this linguistic feature is common in colloquial speech and rarely seen in print when not reported speech

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Noun
1. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
(antonym) affirmative
(hypernym) denial
(hyponym) no
(derivation) veto, blackball
2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
(hypernym) film, photographic film

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Verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) veto, blackball
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote

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Adjective
1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
(antonym) neutral
(similar) antagonistic, counter
(see-also) destructive
(attribute) quality
2. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
(similar) backward
3. having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
(synonym) electronegative
(antonym) neutral, electroneutral
(attribute) polarity, sign
4. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
(antonym) affirmative, affirmatory
(similar) dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident
(see-also) disinclined
5. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
(similar) bad
6. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
(synonym) disconfirming
(antonym) positive, confirming
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
7. less than zero; "a negative number"
(similar) minus
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
(synonym) damaging
(similar) destructive
9. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
(synonym) minus
(similar) disadvantageous, harmful

"No", or "Permission not granted", or "That is not correct." (FAA4)

Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations

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NEGATIVE - This word has several significations. 1. It is used in contradistinction to giving assent; thus we say the president has put his negative upon such a bill. 2. It is also used in contradistinction to affirmative; as, a negative does not always admit of the simple and direct proof of which an affirmative is capable. When a party affirms a negative in his pleadings, and without the establishment of which, by evidence, he cannot recover or defend himself, the burden of the proof lies upon him and he must prove the negative.

Although as a general rule the affirmative of every issue must be proved, yet this rule ceases to operate the moment the presumption of law is thrown into the other scale. When the issue is on the legitimacy of a child, therefore, it is incumbent on the party asserting the illegitimacy to prove it.

NEGATIVE AVERMENT - An averment in some of the pleadings in a case in which a negative is asserted.

It is a general rule, established for the purpose of shortening and facilitating investigations, that the point in issue is to be proved by the party who asserts the affirmative but as this rule is not founded on any presumption of law in favor of the party, but is merely a rule of practice and convenience, it, ceases in all cases when the presumption of law is thrown into the opposite scale. For example, when the issue is on the legitimacy of a child born in lawful wedlock, it is incumbent on the party asserting its illegitimacy to prove it. 3. Upon the same principle, when, the negative averment involves a charge of criminal neglect of duty, whether official or otherwise, it must be proved, for the law presumes every man to perform the duties which it imposes.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

( 1) For a black-and-white image those tonal values which are the opposite of those in the original subject. (2) For a color image, those color values which are the complement of those in the original subject. (Film Editing)

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Polarity The property of having poles; duality throughout nature. Poles are antithetical in quality and yet interdependent; each presupposes the other, as without the other neither can exist. Similar poles repel, dissimilar attract. As long as they are apart, there is force; when they coalesce, they are said to neutralize each other -- the force becomes latent. The most fundamental polarity is that of spirit and matter, which may also be called positive and negative, active and passive, etc. This is repeated endlessly on every plane and subplane. When the One becomes Two, it becomes polar; when the Two rebecomes the One, it ceases to be polar. The expansive and contractive forces (in themselves constituting a polarity) are seen everywhere in evolution and involution. The polarity of right and left is hard to define absolutely, but gains significance when we consider the right-handed and left-handed groupings of atoms in the molecules of such compounds as dextrose and levulose -- a contrast of similarities. In magnetism, electricity, and chemistry, we have familiar instances of polarity, in which the above general laws are illustrated. In the germinal cell, the One becomes the Two by the extrusion of the polar bodies. The human body is polar; Reichenbach discovered polarity in plants and minerals, as shown by the colors seen by his sensitives.
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Poles, Terrestrial and Celestial The poles of the earth are the extremities of its axis of rotation, and the great circle at right angles to this axis is the terrestrial equator. Corresponding to these in the celestial sphere are the celestial poles and equator. The terrestrial poles are storehouses of cosmic vitality, and here the fohatic forces result in the auroral phenomena of colored light and sounds. The north pole is heaven, Olympus, Mount Meru, the abode of the higher gods, and the place of the first continent, the Sacred Imperishable Land. The south pole is the pit, hell, patala, the vent of the earth. These two are often called the Mountain and the Pit. In the Vendidad the north pole is a serpent who bites spring and turns it to cold. The poles are variously personified in mythology, often rather distantly, e.g., as Castor and Pollux.
The extremities of the axis of the ecliptic point to the poles of the ecliptic in the celestial sphere. The axis of the earth is inclined to the axis of the ecliptic at an angle of something more than 23 degrees, called the obliquity, which makes the angle between the ecliptic and the equator. The obliquity is believed by modern astronomers to oscillate about a mean position to the extent of 1 degree 21 minutes on both sides in a period of about 10,000 to 18,000 years; but The Secret Doctrine states that the obliquity has been 90 degrees and 180 degrees, that it has had these positions repeatedly, and that the obliquity varies at the rate of nearly 3.6 degrees in each precessional cycle.
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