negativ — meaning in English
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English meaning
- negative adj Expressing disapproval, pessimism, or something undesirable.
- negatively adv In a way that causes harm or shows disapproval.
Senses
negativ is used for these senses in English:
- negative (photography) An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse. [from 19th c.]
- negatively In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.
negative — full definition
- adj Expressing disapproval, pessimism, or something undesirable.
- adj Below zero, or showing that a test did not detect what it was checking for.
- noun An unfavourable point, or (in photography) an image with reversed colours/tones.
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