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sign vs negativity

negativity vs sign

sign and negativity both are nouns.

sign is an adjective but negativity is not an adjective.

sign is a verb but negativity is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sign Yes Yes Yes No
negativity Yes No No No
As nouns, negativity is a hyponym of sign; that is, negativity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sign:
  • sign: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
  • negativity: the character of the negative electric pole
Other hyponyms of sign include positiveness, positivity, negativeness.
sign (noun) negativity (noun)
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
a public display of a message (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
a gesture that is part of a sign language an amount less than zero
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message the character of the negative electric pole
a character indicating a relation between quantities
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
sign (adjective) negativity (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf
sign (verb) negativity (verb)
be engaged by a written agreement
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement
Difference between sign and negativity

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