negativism
noun
negativism is spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, negativism means “A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of negativism is negativisms.
How many letters and syllables are in negativism?
| Letters | 10: N-E-G-A-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is negativism?
Negativism appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce negativism?
Negativism has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with negativism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as negativism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: timesaving.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of negativism
- negativisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does negativism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
- 2
A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Negativism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | négativisme |
| Portuguese | negativismo |
| Spanish | negativismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does negativism come from?
From negative + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).