negativity (n.)

  1. the character of the negative electric pole

    [ Syn: negativeness , negativeness ]

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

    [ Syn: negativeness , negativeness , negativism , negativism ]

  3. an amount less than zero

    [ Syn: negativeness , negativeness ]

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

    [ Syn: electronegativity ]

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