Neigiamas

Neigiamas is a Lithuanian adjective meaning "negative" or "opposite of positive." It is used to describe qualities, outcomes, or values characterized by negation, deficiency, or harm. In everyday language and in specialized fields, it appears in phrases such as neigiamas atsakymas (negative answer), neigiamas poveikis (negative effect), and neigiamas požiūris (negative attitude).

Grammatically, neigiamas is an attributive adjective that agrees with the noun in gender and number. The feminine form is neigiama; the neuter and plural forms adjust according to Lithuanian declension. It is typically placed before the noun: neigiamas ženklas, neigiama nuomonė, neigiamas rezultatas.

In mathematics and science, neigiamas denotes negativity: neigiamas skaičius means a negative number, and neigiamas ženklas refers to the minus sign. In statistics and research, results may be described as neigiamas poveikis when they indicate a detrimental effect.

In everyday discourse the term can express a general sense of negation or disadvantage, as in phrases like neigiama nuomonė (negative opinion) or neigiamas poveikis, making it part of common Lithuanian vocabulary for evaluating events and conditions.