positivityn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒzᵻˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpɑzəˈtɪvᵻdi/

Forms: 1600s positivitie, 1600s– positivity.

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

Etymology: < positive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare slightly earlier positiveness n.

1. The quality, character, or fact of being positive (in various senses); positiveness.

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

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

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > electricity generated by friction > condition of

positivity1858

1659 H. Hickman (title) A justification of the Fathers and Schoolmen: shewing, that they are not selfe-condemned for denying the positivity of sin.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 8 We grant..that sin is not a mere nothing, but has some kind of logic positivitie or notional entitie, so far as to render it capable of being the terme of a proposition.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. ix. 137 Courage and Positivity are never more necessary than on such an Occasion.

1775 J. Wimpey Rural Improvem. xxiii. 180 It has long been a question among the farmers, whether it is most profitable to plough with horses or oxen. A very voluminous writer, in a late publication, according to his usual grace of positivity, decides clearly in favour of oxen.

1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 737 The most positive man I ever met with... There is positivity in his dark face, large eyebrows, stern features.

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Positivity, term for the state of a body which manifests the phænomena of positive electricity.

1871 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. 219 That truly free and adequate positivity which accepts all things as parts of a natural or historic order.

1922 D. H. Lawrence Fantasia of Unconscious xv. 279 Her [sc. woman's] deep positivity is in the downward flow, the moon-pull.

1964 Amer. Jrnl. Physics 32 264/1 The positivity of Y is required by the agreement in Sec. II on the like orientation of x axis and x¹ axis.

1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 29/1 The transition from antibody positivity to AIDS may be heralded by an acute opportunistic infection or tumour.

2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. (Jobs) 10/3 Many changes have already been made and a climate of positivity exists.

†2. A positive or real thing, as opposed to a mere negation; an actuality. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > a reality or a real thing or state of things > as opposed to a negation

positive1620

positivity1681

1681 T. A. Religio Clerici 36 That Immaterial, Infinite and the like, were negatives indeed in words,..but properly and in themselves they were absolute positivities.

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

单词	positivity
释义	positivityn. Brit. /ˌpɒzᵻˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpɑzəˈtɪvᵻdi/ Forms: 1600s positivitie, 1600s– positivity. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: positive adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < positive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare slightly earlier positiveness n. 1. The quality, character, or fact of being positive (in various senses); positiveness. 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 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 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > electricity generated by friction > condition of positivity1858 1659 H. Hickman (title) A justification of the Fathers and Schoolmen: shewing, that they are not selfe-condemned for denying the positivity of sin. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 8 We grant..that sin is not a mere nothing, but has some kind of logic positivitie or notional entitie, so far as to render it capable of being the terme of a proposition. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. ix. 137 Courage and Positivity are never more necessary than on such an Occasion. 1775 J. Wimpey Rural Improvem. xxiii. 180 It has long been a question among the farmers, whether it is most profitable to plough with horses or oxen. A very voluminous writer, in a late publication, according to his usual grace of positivity, decides clearly in favour of oxen. 1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 737 The most positive man I ever met with... There is positivity in his dark face, large eyebrows, stern features. 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Positivity, term for the state of a body which manifests the phænomena of positive electricity. 1871 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. 219 That truly free and adequate positivity which accepts all things as parts of a natural or historic order. 1922 D. H. Lawrence Fantasia of Unconscious xv. 279 Her [sc. woman's] deep positivity is in the downward flow, the moon-pull. 1964 Amer. Jrnl. Physics 32 264/1 The positivity of Y is required by the agreement in Sec. II on the like orientation of x axis and x¹ axis. 1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 29/1 The transition from antibody positivity to AIDS may be heralded by an acute opportunistic infection or tumour. 2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. (Jobs) 10/3 Many changes have already been made and a climate of positivity exists. †2. A positive or real thing, as opposed to a mere negation; an actuality. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > a reality or a real thing or state of things > as opposed to a negation positive1620 positivity1681 1681 T. A. Religio Clerici 36 That Immaterial, Infinite and the like, were negatives indeed in words,..but properly and in themselves they were absolute positivities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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