1. A tendency to view situations unfavourably, focus on adverse aspects, or express criticism and pessimism
   "His negativity towards new ideas hindered the company's innovation";
   - negativeness, negativism
    
2. The quality of being less than zero
   "The negativity of the account balance indicated an overdraft";
   - negativeness
    
3. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
   "Fluorine has the highest electronegativity or negativity of all elements";
   - electronegativity
    
4. The character of the negative electric pole
   "The negativity of the electron balances the positivity of the proton";
   - negativeness

Derived forms: negativities

Type of: amount, inclination, polarity, quality, sign, tendency

Antonym: positivity

Encyclopedia: Negativity