单词 | negativeness |
释义 | negativenessn. The fact or quality of being negative; negativity. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > negativity or negation negation1620 negativeness1697 negativity1826 not-ness1933 negaholism1989 the world > space > place > absence > [noun] absencec1384 non-being1455 wantc1508 absenty1520 lack1548 discontinuance1583 absency1599 negativeness1876 not-thereness1902 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 211 The same Reason teaches us to correct in our Thoughts the Grammatical Negativeness of the word [Infinite]. 1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth 2nd Ser. (ed. 2) 47 Self-conceit..delights in negativeness, far more than in anything positive and real. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. i. 7 There was a certain uniform negativeness of expression which had the effect of a mask. 1920 E. I. Watkin in C. Hess God & Supernatural iv. 102 This metaphysical negativeness of evil leaves the practical problem unsolved. 1994 Observer 10 Apr. 24/3 None of these [statements] detracts from the Downing Street Declaration, but they protect Mr Reynolds against charges of negativeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697 |
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