negativity meaning and definition

NEGATIVITY noun

Definition of negativity (noun)

1. the character of the negative electric pole
   • synonyms: negativeness
   • antonym: positiveness
2. characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
   • synonyms: negativeness, negativism
   • antonym: positiveness
3. an amount less than zero
   • synonyms: negativeness
   • antonym: positiveness
4. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
   • synonyms: electronegativity