Definition of negatives in English

Wiktionary

negatives (Noun)
Plural of negative.

Part of speech

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negatives, verb, present, 3rd person singular of negative (infinitive).
negatives, noun, plural of negative.

WordNet

Noun Plural: negatives
negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
		affirmative a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
		denial the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
		no a negative; "his no was loud and clear"
		nay a negative; "the nays have it"
negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
Adjective
negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
		neutral having no net electric charge
		positive having a positive charge; "protons are positive"
		destructive causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
		pessimistic expecting the worst possible outcome
		unsupportive not furnishing support or assistance
		quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
		counter, antagonistic incapable of harmonious association
negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
		affirmatory, affirmative affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
		disinclined unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"
		unfavorable, unfavourable (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds"
negative - less than zero; "a negative number"
		minus involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
		math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
negative - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
		disconfirming
		confirming, positive having a positive charge; "protons are positive"
		medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
negative - having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
		bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
negative - having a negative charge; "electrons are negative"
		electronegative, negatively charged
negative - reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates"
negative - involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
		minus
negative - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
		damaging

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Wiktionary

negative (Noun)
refusal or withholding of assents; veto, prohibition.
negative (Noun)
A right of veto.
negative (Noun)
A word that indicates negation.
negative (Noun)
A negative quantity.
negative (Noun)
A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
negative (Verb)
To veto.
negative (Verb)
To contradict.
negative (Verb)
To disprove.
negative (Adjective)
Not positive or neutral.
negative (Adjective)
Of number, less than zero.
negative (Adjective)
Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.
negative (Adjective)
pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

negative (a.)
Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative.
negative (a.)
Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism.
negative (a.)
Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
negative (a.)
Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.
negative (a.)
Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
negative (n.)
A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.
negative (n.)
A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.
negative (n.)
The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
negative (n.)
That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative.
negative (n.)
A picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture.
negative (n.)
The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
negative (v. t.)
To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove.
negative (v. t.)
To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill.
negative (v. t.)
To neutralize the force of; to counteract.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

negative
Less than zero.
negative
Expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

negative
neg′a-tiv, adj. that denies or refuses—opp. to Affirmative: implying absence: that stops, hinders, neutralises—opp. to Positive: in photography, exhibiting the reverse, as dark for light, light for dark: (logic) denying the connection between a subject and a predicate: (algebra) noting a quantity to be subtracted.—n. a word or statement by which something is denied: the right or act of saying 'no,' or of refusing assent: the side of a question or the decision which denies what is affirmed: in photography, an image on glass or other medium, in which the lights and shades are the opposite of those in nature, used for printing positive impressions from on paper, &c.: (gram.) a word that denies.—v.t. to prove the contrary: to reject by vote.—adv. Neg′atively.—ns. Neg′ativeness, Neg′ativism, Negativ′ity.—adj. Neg′atory, expressing denial.—Negative bath, a silver solution in which photographic negatives are placed to be sensitised; Negative electricity, electricity with a relatively low potential, electricity such as is developed by rubbing resinous bodies with flannel, opposite to that obtained by rubbing glass; Negative quantity (math.), a quantity with a minus sign ( - ) before it, indicating that it is either to be subtracted, or reckoned in an opposite direction from some other with a plus sign; Negative sign, the sign ( - or minus) of subtraction. [L. negativus—negāre, to deny.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

negative
This term is sometimes used to express the result of measures or enterprises which, though not entirely successful, are not productive of serious or mischievous consequences. Hence the British expeditions to Spain and Walcheren may be considered as having had negative success.

Wikipedia

Negative is a word that has at least three separate meanings.

If a person or a company has "negative net worth," this means that the money they owe to others is more than the money and other things they have or are going to get.