Dictionary Definition
negativity
Noun
1 the disagreeable quality of one who dissents
[syn: negativeness]
[ant: positiveness]
2 characterized by habitual skepticism and a
tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn:
negativism] [ant:
positivism]
3 (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical
to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn:
electronegativity]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The characteristic of having a negative charge.
- The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
Extensive Definition
Negativity can represent several things
- the property of something of being negative.
- for the philosophic concept, see Negativity (philosophy)
- refer to negative charge or electrical charge
- electronegativity
- Positivity/negativity ratio
- Negativity effect