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/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ · ne·ga·ti·ve
noun
- Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto The government issued a negative on the new bill, effectively blocking its passage.
- A right of veto The president's negative gave her the power to reject any legislation she disagreed with.
- An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse The photographer experimented with negative and positive film to create unique artistic effects.
verb
- To refuse; to veto The mayor negative the proposal, citing concerns about its impact on the community.
- To contradict The witness's testimony negative the defendant's alibi.
- To disprove The scientist's experiment negative the existence of a new particle.
adjective
- Not positive nor neutral The negative review of the movie was based on a personal bias.
- Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles The negative ion was attracted to the positively charged plate.
- Of a number: less than zero The negative temperature indicated a cooling trend in the region.
interjection
- An elaborate synonym for no When asked if she wanted to go to the party, she responded with a negative, shaking her head firmly.
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Did you know? The term 'negative' has been used in photography since the early 19th century, when the first photographic processes involved creating a negative image on a plate or paper, which was then used to create a positive print.