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1. The character of the negative electric pole
   - negativeness
    
2. Characterized by habitual scepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
   - negativeness, negativism
    
3. An amount less than zero
   - negativeness
    
4. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
   - electronegativity

Derived forms: negativities

See also: negative

Type of: amount, inclination, polarity, quality, sign, tendency

Antonym: positivity

Encyclopedia: Negativity