"negativity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: negativities [plural]
Etymology: From negative + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negative|ity}} negative + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} negativity (countable and uncountable, plural negativities)
  1. The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (characteristic of being pessimistic): негативизъм (negativizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), negativitat [feminine] (Catalan), kielteisyys (Finnish), negatiivisuus (Finnish), negatívnosť (Slovak), negatividad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-negativity-en-noun-SwxkH2QL Disambiguation of 'characteristic of being pessimistic': 59 2 39
  2. Negative sentiment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-negativity-en-noun-D6BnLUjT
  3. (physics) The characteristic of having a negative charge. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (characteristic of having a negative charge): отрицателност (otricatelnost) (Bulgarian), negativitat [feminine] (Catalan), negatiivisuus (Finnish), Negativität [feminine] (German), tōrarotanga (Maori), negativitate [feminine] (Romanian), negatividad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-negativity-en-noun-z8iSA4yu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 22 25 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 19 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 13 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 15 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 15 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 15 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 30 15 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 15 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 38 13 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 14 75 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'characteristic of having a negative charge': 17 2 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: negativeness Derived forms: electronegativity, homonegativity, negativity bias, negativity thinking, nonnegativity

Inflected forms

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