Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negativity

/ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
ne-ga-ti-vi-ty
IPA
/ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Negative sentiment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The characteristic of having a negative charge.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English negative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English negativity From negative + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

negativities (plural)

Derived Forms

electronegativity homonegativity immunonegativity nonnegativity seronegativity

Phrases

negativity bias negativity thinking sex negativity sex-negativity

Synonyms

negativeness electronegativity negativism

Antonyms

positivity

Rhymes With

activity productivity creativity captivity relativity nativity conductivity exclusivity reactivity selectivity insensitivity festivity

Questions

How do you pronounce negativity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/.
What does negativity mean?
The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
Where does negativity come from?
Etymology tree English negative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English negativity From negative + -ity.

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