negative — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal < received a negative answer >; also marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive < the negative motivation of shame Garrett Hardin > b. (1)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
negative — 1. Not affirmative; refutative; not positive; not abnormal. 2. Denoting failure of response, absence of a reaction, or absence of an entity or condition in question. [L. negativus, fr. nego, to deny] * * * neg·a·tive neg ət iv … Medical dictionary
negative attitude — [n] pessimism chip on one’s shoulder*, cynicism, dim view*, expectation of the worst, gloomy outlook, hopelessness, lack of confidence, low spirits, negativism; concepts 410,689 … New thesaurus
outlook — n. viewpoint 1) to have an outlook on (she has a healthy outlook on life) 2) a healthy; negative, pessimistic; optimistic, positive outlook prospects 3) a bright; dismal, gloomy outlook 4) the long range, long term; short range, short term… … Combinatory dictionary
outlook — 01. He really changed his [outlook] on life after having a heart attack. He decided to work less, and spend more time with his family. 02. The [outlook] for the economy seems quite good, with unemployment down, and consumer confidence up. 03.… … Grammatical examples in English
outlook — noun 1 attitude to life ADJECTIVE ▪ optimistic, positive, rosy, sunny ▪ bleak, negative, pessimistic ▪ general … Collocations dictionary
Negative index metamaterials — A negative index metamaterial causes light to refract, or bend, differently than in more common positive refractive index materials. Negative index metamaterials or negative index materials (NIM) are artificial structures where the refractive… … Wikipedia
negative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 denial PHRASES ▪ in the negative ▪ She answered the question in the negative. 2 developed photographic film ADJECTIVE ▪ original … Collocations dictionary
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