Meaning

noun the character of the negative electric pole

noun characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

noun an amount less than zero

originEtymology tree English negative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English negativeness From negative + -ness.

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