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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the character of the negative electric pole;
[syn: negativity, negativeness]

2. characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands;
[syn: negativity, negativeness, negativism]

3. an amount less than zero;
[syn: negativity, negativeness]

4. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond;
[syn: electronegativity, negativity]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Negativeness \Neg"a*tive*ness\, Negativity \Neg`a*tiv"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being negative. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

negativity n 1: the character of the negative electric pole [syn: negativity, negativeness] [ant: positiveness, positivity] 2: characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn: negativity, negativeness, negativism] [ant: positiveness, positivism, positivity] 3: an amount less than zero [syn: negativity, negativeness] [ant: positiveness, positivity] 4: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn: electronegativity, negativity]