negative

negative - adjective

  • Marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal; also : marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"received a negative answer"

Usage examples

Examples: "I can see the negative from here." "That negative belongs to me." "The negative is very important."

SpellingJoy score for negative

SpellingJoy Gematria

Mystic
216

Letter Values

N
17
E
5
G
8
A
1
T
21
I
9
V
23
E
8

Etymology

Middle English {it}negatyff,{/it} borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French {it}negatif,{/it} borrowed from Latin {it}negātīvus{/it} "(of legal actions) restraining, (of words) denying," from {it}negātus{/it} (past participle of {it}negāre{/it} "to say no, deny") + {it}-īvus{/it} -ive