Associations to the word «Negativity»

Wiktionary

NEGATIVITY, noun. The characteristic of having a negative charge.
NEGATIVITY, noun. The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
NEGATIVITY THINKING, noun. (pejorative) Thinking about negative possibilities, contemplating failure in such a way that it leads to those negative possibilities as a consequence.

Dictionary definition

NEGATIVITY, noun. The character of the negative electric pole.
NEGATIVITY, noun. Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands.
NEGATIVITY, noun. An amount less than zero.
NEGATIVITY, noun. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond.

Wise words

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John Adams