negative

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a reply of denial
noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
verb vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate.

TWENTY ONE "Negative Mission Control. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
I answered in the negative. — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne
Negative shake of the head. — Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain

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