NEGATIVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does negativity mean? 

• NEGATIVITY (noun)
  The noun NEGATIVITY has 4 senses:

1. the character of the negative electric pole

2. characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

3. an amount less than zero

4. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

  Familiarity information: NEGATIVITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEGATIVITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The character of the negative electric pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

negativeness; negativity

Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):

polarity; sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges))

Antonym:

positivity (the character of the positive electric pole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

negativeness; negativism; negativity

Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Antonym:

positivity (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)

Derivation:

negative (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An amount less than zero

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

negativeness; negativity

Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):

amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)

Antonym:

positivity (an amount greater than zero)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

electronegativity; negativity

Hypernyms ("negativity" is a kind of...):

inclination; tendency (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

 Context examples 

"And perhaps, if you're constantly judging your emotions, the negativity can pile up."

(Embracing Darker Moods Makes You Feel Better, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)