negative

negative, adj.

1. Of or relating to something bad; not positive (a negative attitude).

2. Of or relating to refusal of consent; not affirmative (a negative answer).

negative, n.

1. A word or phrase of denial or refusal (“no” and “not” are negatives).

2. A word expressing the opposite of the positive (two negatives and one positive).

3. The original plate of a photograph, on which light and shadows are the opposite of the positive images later created and printed ( not only the pictures, but also the negatives, were required to be returned).

4. Archaic. The power of veto (the king’s negative has eroded).

negative, vb. To negate; to deny, nullify, or render ineffective (the jury negatived fraud).


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