negativ
German, adjective
negativ is spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Negativ is a German adjective meaning “negative (undesirable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Negativ is a different word: “negative”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungünstig oder sogar deutlich schlecht”.
What does negativ mean in English?
adjective
- 1
negative (undesirable)
Die negativen Folgen dieses Vorgehens werden jetzt deutlich.
- 2
negative, negatory
Die Antwort auf meine Anfrage war negativ.
- 3
negative (less than zero)
Die Multiplikation von zwei negativen Zahlen ergibt eine positive Zahl.
- 4
negative (producing no evidence)
Der Test auf Kokain hat ein negatives Ergebnis gebracht.
- 5
negative, pessimistic, not fun-loving
Warum bist du denn heute so negativ?
noun
- 1
neuternegative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ungünstig oder sogar deutlich schlecht 2. verneinend, ablehnend, pessimistisch betrachtend 3. sich unter Null befindend 4. elektrische Ladung mit mehr Elektronen als Protonen
noun: 1. Bild mit invertierter Helligkeit, aus dem man Abzüge herstellen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of negativ
- negativer masculine nominative singular
- am negativsten superlative
- negative feminine nominative singular
- negatives neuter nominative singular
- negativen genitive masculine singular
- negativem dative masculine singular
- der negative definite includes-article masculine
- die negative definite feminine includes-article
- das negative definite includes-article neuter
- die negativen definite includes-article nominative
- des negativen definite genitive includes-article
- der negativen definite feminine genitive
- dem negativen dative definite includes-article
- Negative nominative plural
- Negativs genitive singular
- Negativen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to negativ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is negativ in German?
negativ appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).