Antonyms for negativity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : neg-uh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛg ə tɪv


Definition of negativity

Origin :
  • 1842, from negative + -ity.
  • noun habitual skepticism
Example sentences :
  • I have only one quarrel with that philosophy--its negativity.
  • Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
  • It is from this negativity that duty lends itself to the legal idea of compulsion, and in general wears a legal garb.
  • Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
  • Ample proof, however, of the negativity of happiness is found in art, and especially in poetry.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Disenchantment » by Edgar Saltus
  • The points of maximum positivity and negativity are situated symmetrically on the opposite sides of the organ.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

Synonyms for negativity

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