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[ poz-i-tiv-i-tee ] / ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR positivity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural pos·i·tiv·i·ties.the state or character of being positive: a positivity that accepts the world as it is. something positive. Origin of positivityFirst recorded in 1650–60; positive + -ity Words nearby positivitypositive scotoma, positive stain, positive theology, positive vetting, positivism, positivity, positron, positron emission tomography, positronium, posole, posology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for positivityAfter all, hats have been part of his life for the past 22 years; passion and positivity fuel his business. The Harlem Hat Shop You Have to Visit|Justin Jones|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST She was known for her positivity, cheerfulness, and sweet demeanor. The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Nietzsche understood resentment is a powerful, dangerous counterforce to any positivity police. From Smarm To Snark, We’re All Soldiers In The War On Obscurity|James Poulos|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Below the critical threshold of positivity, we remain grounded. Barbara Fredrickson’s Bestselling ‘Positivity’ Is Trashed by a New Study|Will Wilkinson|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even more bravely, she proceeds to argue that subsequent work on positivity ratios has left her ideas more or less intact. Barbara Fredrickson’s Bestselling ‘Positivity’ Is Trashed by a New Study|Will Wilkinson|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The so-called 'Ne Plus Ultra' may have been intended to illustrate a similar paradox—the 'positivity of negation'. The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge What now, that the upper centers are finely active in positivity? Fantasia of the Unconscious|D. H. Lawrence Now in what we will call the "natural" mode, man has his positivity in the volitional centers, and women in the sympathetic. Fantasia of the Unconscious|D. H. Lawrence
Words related to positivityalacrity, eagerness, readiness, zeal, positiveness, willingness, confidence, consent, compliance, inclination, leaning |