Plural of negative
regular plural
The plural of negative is negatives.
Forms of negative
| Singular | negative /ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | negatives |
| Countable | countable |
Negatives in a sentence
- Others feel that the advantages of sharenting far outweigh any negatives.2013 May 18, Nione Meakin, “The pros and cons of 'sharenting'”, in The Guardian. From the entry sharenting
- That's why you were so desperate to get your hands on those negatives.1985, Jonathan Lynn, Clue, spoken by Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull). From the entry in flagrante delicto
- A is highly screening for B when the percentage of false negatives is small.1958, The Chicago Medical School Quarterly, volumes 19–20, Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Medical School, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry false negative
- Ambition and self-improvement are certainly not negatives, although one potential downside to being more self-conscious—especially for punk bands—is muted urgency.2017 January 20, Annie Zaleski, “AFI sounds refreshed and rejuvenated on its 10th album, AFI (The Blood Album)”, in The Onion AV Club…. From the entry self-improvement
- These negatives are a paraleipsis: what cannot be done to the soul can be done to the body.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae. From the entry paralipsis
Meaning of negative
- adjective Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
- adjective Of a number: less than zero.
- adjective Less than zero degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Questions about the plural of negative
- What is the plural of negative?
- The plural of negative is negatives.
- Is negative countable?
- Negative is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: negative (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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