positivenessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒzᵻtᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑzədɪvnᵻs/,

/ˈpɑztɪvnᵻs/

Forms: see positive adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: positive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < positive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later positivity n.

1. The state or quality of positive adj. (in various senses); positivity.With early use cf. especially positive adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [noun]

peremptoriness1592

positivenessa1649

ipse-dixitisma1832

positivism1894

plonking1950

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun]

dogmatism1603

pragmaticalness1626

positivenessa1649

magisteriousness1650

magisterialness1651

dogmaticalness1663

dogmaticality1705

cock-surety1819

ultraism1821

pontificating1825

doctrinairism1836

absolutism1854

dogmaticism1856

doctrinaritya1869

doctrinism1872

doctrinarianism1877

cocksureness1878

cocksureism1889

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [noun]

sickerlaika1225

sickerness?c1225

sickerheadc1250

boldness1330

certaintya1340

traistc1340

assurancec1374

certain138.

sureness1419

surancea1450

affiancec1460

certitude?a1475

resting?a1475

security1535

firmancec1540

confidence1555

assuredness1561

resolution1590

plerophory1598

reliance1606

undoubtfulness1619

positiveness1711

positivity1741

decidedness1800

positivism1842

undoubtingness1857

inexpugnability1864

a1649 T. Shepard Theses Sabbaticæ (1650) i. xxvi. 21 Particular determination and positivenesse (as some call it) is so farre from abolishing, as that it rather addes to the being, as well as to the clearing up and manifestation of such a law.

1666 J. Beale Let. 10 Aug. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) III. 200 I cannot discerne a reasone, why you should continue soe shye of advanceing to some Positivenes, after soe large a viewe of soe many Experiments, & such mature experience.

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v He was brave without vanity, and knowing without positiveness.

1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 76 Positiveness without Proof is Intolerable.

1762 T. Percy Let. 18 Oct. in Percy Lett. (1946) II. 18 With regard to your Archive Collection of old Tracts, excuse my mistaken positiveness, and, if possible, get me the volume.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. iv. 42 Authors, who, from the positiveness of their assertions seem to have been eye witnesses to the fact.

1854 Proc. Royal Soc. 7 52 The positiveness which, after Franklin, we habitually attribute to the vitreous electricity.

1921 J. Moody Masters of Capital ii. 24 Manual, the railroad authority of that time, stated with great positiveness that the entire capital stock of the railroads of the United States..represented ‘water’.

1944 P. Larkin Let. 16 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 87 You aim at increased positiveness of character while I aim at increased negativeness, a kind of infinite recession in the face of the world.

1993 Vibe Sept. 52/4 I hope they wake up and smell the real flavor and see there ain't no positiveness in killing each other.

†2. Reality of existence; actuality, affirmative nature. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real

reality1545

formality1570

trueness1604

realness1612

thatness1643

positivity1659

actualness1668

positiveness1668

thingsomeness1674

somethingness1675

thingship1697

authenticity1839

thingness1840

truth1842

isness1865

thinginess1891

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §3. 28 Positiveness, Thesis.

1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 302 The Positiveness of Sins of Omission, is in the Habitude of the Will only.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	positiveness
释义	positivenessn. Brit. /ˈpɒzᵻtᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɑzədɪvnᵻs/, /ˈpɑztɪvnᵻs/ Forms: see positive adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: positive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < positive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later positivity n. 1. The state or quality of positive adj. (in various senses); positivity.With early use cf. especially positive adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [noun] peremptoriness1592 positivenessa1649 ipse-dixitisma1832 positivism1894 plonking1950 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] dogmatism1603 pragmaticalness1626 positivenessa1649 magisteriousness1650 magisterialness1651 dogmaticalness1663 dogmaticality1705 cock-surety1819 ultraism1821 pontificating1825 doctrinairism1836 absolutism1854 dogmaticism1856 doctrinaritya1869 doctrinism1872 doctrinarianism1877 cocksureness1878 cocksureism1889 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [noun] sickerlaika1225 sickerness?c1225 sickerheadc1250 boldness1330 certaintya1340 traistc1340 assurancec1374 certain138. sureness1419 surancea1450 affiancec1460 certitude?a1475 resting?a1475 security1535 firmancec1540 confidence1555 assuredness1561 resolution1590 plerophory1598 reliance1606 undoubtfulness1619 positiveness1711 positivity1741 decidedness1800 positivism1842 undoubtingness1857 inexpugnability1864 a1649 T. Shepard Theses Sabbaticæ (1650) i. xxvi. 21 Particular determination and positivenesse (as some call it) is so farre from abolishing, as that it rather addes to the being, as well as to the clearing up and manifestation of such a law. 1666 J. Beale Let. 10 Aug. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) III. 200 I cannot discerne a reasone, why you should continue soe shye of advanceing to some Positivenes, after soe large a viewe of soe many Experiments, & such mature experience. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v He was brave without vanity, and knowing without positiveness. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 76 Positiveness without Proof is Intolerable. 1762 T. Percy Let. 18 Oct. in Percy Lett. (1946) II. 18 With regard to your Archive Collection of old Tracts, excuse my mistaken positiveness, and, if possible, get me the volume. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. iv. 42 Authors, who, from the positiveness of their assertions seem to have been eye witnesses to the fact. 1854 Proc. Royal Soc. 7 52 The positiveness which, after Franklin, we habitually attribute to the vitreous electricity. 1921 J. Moody Masters of Capital ii. 24 Manual, the railroad authority of that time, stated with great positiveness that the entire capital stock of the railroads of the United States..represented ‘water’. 1944 P. Larkin Let. 16 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 87 You aim at increased positiveness of character while I aim at increased negativeness, a kind of infinite recession in the face of the world. 1993 Vibe Sept. 52/4 I hope they wake up and smell the real flavor and see there ain't no positiveness in killing each other. †2. Reality of existence; actuality, affirmative nature. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > reality or quality of being real reality1545 formality1570 trueness1604 realness1612 thatness1643 positivity1659 actualness1668 positiveness1668 thingsomeness1674 somethingness1675 thingship1697 authenticity1839 thingness1840 truth1842 isness1865 thinginess1891 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. i. §3. 28 Positiveness, Thesis. 1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 302 The Positiveness of Sins of Omission, is in the Habitude of the Will only. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1649
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