negatyw

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈɡa.tɨf/

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• Rhymes: -atɨf
• Syllabification: ne‧ga‧tyw

Learned borrowing from Latin negātīvus.

negatyw m inan

1. (photography) negative (image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse)

   Antonym: pozytyw

2. casting mould, stencil, or matrix with an imprint of an object which is the reverse of the shape one wants to obtain
3. reverse of such a shape

   Hypernym: matryca

4. (literary) negative (the opposite of someone or something in some respect)
5. (colloquial) negative (unfavorable point or characteristic)

   Synonyms: minus, wada

   Antonyms: plus, pozytyw, zaleta

6. (paleontology) negative (reverse imprint on fossils)

negatyw m inan

1. (colloquial, Internet) negative rating given on an Internet site to a person who is a customer of that site, usually buying or selling something through it

   Antonym: pozytyw

negatyw m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) coon, nigger, tar baby

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:czarnuch

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

negatyw f

1. genitive plural of negatywa

• negatyw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• negatyw in Polish dictionaries at PWN