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Polarity

That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions; or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example, attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.

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Negativeness 76% connected

Alt. of Negativity

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Negativity 76% connected

The quality or state of being negative.

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Positiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.

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Positivity 76% connected

Positiveness.

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Oppositeness 76% connected

The quality or state of being opposite.

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Opposition 76% connected

The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

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Polar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Polar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

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Sign 92% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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