Meanings
plural positivities
- uncountableThe condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism.
- countableThe result of being positive.
- countableuncountablechemistryThe characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe character of the positive electric pole
nouna quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
nounthe quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
nounthe quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
- Proto-Italic*po
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
- Proto-Italic*sinō
- Proto-Italic*pozinō
- Latinpōnō
- Latinīvus
- Latinpositivus
- Old Frenchpositif
- Englishpositive
- Englishpositivity
Translations
Catalan positivitat
- positivitatcondition of being positive
Chinese Mandarin 陽性 /阳性
- 陽性 /阳性 (yángxìng)condition of being positive
Finnish positiivisuus, myönteisyys
- positiivisuuscondition of being positive
- myönteisyyscondition of being positive
- optimismicondition of being positive
- varmuuscondition of being positive
- positiivisuusthe characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
French positivité
- positivitécondition of being positive
German Positivismus (phil.), Zuversichtlichkeit
- Positivismus (phil.)condition of being positive
- Zuversichtlichkeitcondition of being positive
- Elektropositivitätthe characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
Italian positività
- positivitàcondition of being positive
Malay kepositifan
- kepositifancondition of being positive
Māori ngākaupaitanga, tōrungatanga
- ngākaupaitangacondition of being positive
- tōrungatangathe characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
Portuguese positividade
- positividadecondition of being positive
Romanian pozitivitate
- pozitivitatecondition of being positive
Russian позити́вность, положи́тельность
- позити́вность (pozitívnostʹ)condition of being positive
- положи́тельность (položítelʹnostʹ)the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge
Slovak pozitívnosť
- pozitívnosťcondition of being positive
Spanish positividad
- positividadcondition of being positive
Cite this entry
positivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positivity
“positivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “positivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positivity.
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