positiveness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

positivism positivity advantageousness profitableness incontrovertibility favorableness favourableness fact certain axiom cinch decision belief reality proof
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Antonyms

negativeness paganism depression fear concern confusion
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Hypernyms

amount quality advantage sign polarity vantage

Hyponyms

assertiveness auspiciousness propitiousness self-assertiveness

Examples

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and orators, because he that would obtrude his thoughts and reasons upon a multitude, will convince others the more, as he appears convinced himself. Jonathan Swift

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced. Jonathan Swift

When I've had hard times in my life, the one thing about being in TV is that it's positive. I withdrew to 'Cheers,' it was familiar in that it was family. It had a kind of realistic positiveness to it. Bruno Heller

Positiveness is a most absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat. Laurence Sterne

Close letter words and terms

positive-sum game positively positively charged positives and negatives positivism positivist