Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpositive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-pos-i-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not positive.

adj

Not positive; either zero or negative.

noun

Any value that is not positive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From non- + positive.

Inflected Forms

nonpositives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpositively

Frequently Paired Words

nonnegative nonvanishing nonzero

Antonyms

positive

Questions

What does nonpositive mean?
Not positive.
Where does nonpositive come from?
From non- + positive.

How to pronounce nonpositive

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