negative quality

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• negative — negatively, adv. negativeness, negativity, n. /neg euh tiv/, adj., n., adv., v., negatived, negativing, interj. adj. 1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question. 2. refusing consent, as to a proposal: a… …   Universalium

• negative — adj., n. & v. adj. 1 expressing or implying denial, prohibition, or refusal (a negative vote; a negative answer). 2 (of a person or attitude): a lacking positive attributes; apathetic; pessimistic. b opposing or resisting; uncooperative. 3 marked …   Useful english dictionary

• negative — neg•a•tive [[t]ˈnɛg ə tɪv[/t]] adj. n. adv. v. tived, tiv•ing, interj. 1) expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question[/ex] 2) refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• negative — /ˈnɛgətɪv / (say neguhtiv) adjective 1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative statement. 2. expressing refusal to do something. 3. refusing consent, as to a proposal. 4. prohibitory, as an order or command. 5. characterised by… …  

• negative — {{11}}negative (adj.) c.1400, expressing denial, from O.Fr. negatif (13c.) and directly from L. negativus that which denies, from negat , pp. stem of negare deny, say no (see DENY (Cf. deny)). Meaning expressing negation is from c.1500; that of… …   Etymology dictionary

• negative trait — unpleasant characteristic, negative quality …   English contemporary dictionary

• negative — [neg′ə tiv] adj. [ME negatife < OFr or L: OFr négatif < L negativus < negatus: see NEGATION] 1. containing, expressing, or implying a denial or refusal; that says “no” [a negative reply] 2. opposite to something regarded as positive;… …   English World dictionary

• Quality-adjusted life years — Quality adjusted life years, or QALYs, is a way of measuring disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived, as a means of quantifying in benefit of a medical intervention. The QALY model requires utility independent,… …   Wikipedia

• Negative cutting — (also known as Negative Matching and Negative Conforming) is the process of cutting motion picture negative to match precisely the final edit as specified by the film editor. Original camera negative (OCN) is cut with scissors and joined using a… …   Wikipedia

• Negative theology — also known as the Via Negativa (Latin for Negative Way ) and Apophatic theology is a theology that attempts to describe God by negation, to speak of God only in terms of what may not be said about God. In brief, the attempt is to gain and express …   Wikipedia

• Negative capability — describes the resistance to a set of institutional arrangements or a system of knowledge about the world and human experience. It explains the capacity of human beings to reject the totalizing constraints of a closed context, and to both… …   Wikipedia