negatives
Drawbacks or denials
Negatives are things characterized by absence, denial, or opposition.
A photographic negative reverses light and dark, producing the image from which prints are made.
In grammar, negatives are words or constructions that express denial or refusal: no, not, never.
The negatives of a situation are its drawbacks or downsides: Let's weigh the positives and negatives.
In medical testing, a negative result indicates absence of the condition tested for.
One who builds things
- fixerOne who resolves issues
- enlargerPhotographic scaling projector
- safelightNon-exposing darkroom lamp
- trayShallow portable platform
tongs · red light · dodging · burning · chemicals · gelatin · toner · agitation
State of being unprotected
- developCause gradual growth
- latent imageInvisible recorded light pattern
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
contrast · celluloid · monochrome · reversal · transparency · contact sheet · roll · cartridge
Indirect result of action
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- drawbackUnfavorable feature or flaw
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
detriment · damage · harm · liability · handicap · impediment · hindrance · loss
Unavoidable grim fate
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- despairTotal absence of hope
hopelessness · fatalism · nihilism · bleakness · skepticism · doubt · worry · melancholy
developer
One who builds things
- fixerOne who resolves issues
- enlargerPhotographic scaling projector
- safelightNon-exposing darkroom lamp
tray · tongs · red light · dodging · burning · chemicals · gelatin · toner · agitation · test strip
exposure
State of being unprotected
- developCause gradual growth
- latent imageInvisible recorded light pattern
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
grain · contrast · celluloid · monochrome · reversal · transparency · contact sheet · roll · cartridge · ISO
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- drawbackUnfavorable feature or flaw
disadvantage · detriment · damage · harm · liability · handicap · impediment · hindrance · loss · burden
doom
Unavoidable grim fate
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
despair · hopelessness · fatalism · nihilism · bleakness · skepticism · doubt · worry · melancholy · anxiety
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
challenge · struggle · trouble · distress · crisis · suffering · calamity · tribulation · ordeal · affliction
- number linestick marks, origin, integers, points, arrows
- film photography35mm film, camera, roll film, lens, film processing
- Media Preservationfilm restoration, digitization, digital archiving, film preservation, archiving
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- math basicsaddition, subtraction, multiplication, numbers, fractions
- image collectionsphoto album, photo library, photo book, digital album, family album
negativespositives
Favorable qualities or aspects
benefits · advantages · pros · upsides · pluses
negativesaffirmatives
Expressions of agreement
positives · yeses · affirmations · confirmations · acceptances
- negative campaigningAttacking opponents during elections
- negative thoughts
- positive and negativeOpposing values or polarities
- negative numberValue below zero
- double negativePaired negations in syntax
- negative feedbackResponse indicating problems
negative, negativity, negatively, negativism, negative space, nonnegative, negativist, negativities, negativeness