#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

positivity

[ poz-i-tiv-i-tee ]

/ ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv ɪ ti /

|

SEE MORE 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.

RELATED CONTENT

Negative Or Positive Reinforcement: Which Is Better?Negative reinforcement vs. positive reinforcement Most people think that positive reinforcement means to lavish praise or encouragement, and that is a good part of its essence, but not all of it. What is negative reinforcement, then? Is that about withholding praise? Scolding? Admonishing? Positive reinforcement is actually something we’re all pretty familiar with. When you were a kid, did you get a weekly allowance for …

What Does 😱 Face Screaming In Fear Emoji Mean?The face screaming in fear emoji is often used to express extremes of emotion: both negative and positive ones that would elicit screaming, whether horrified or excited.

RELATED WORDS

alacrity, eagerness, readiness, zeal, positiveness, willingness, confidence, consent, compliance, inclination, leaning

Nearby words

Origin of positivity

First recorded in 1650–60; positive + -ity

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for positivity

After 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

Word Origin and History for positivity

positivity

n.

1650s, from positive (adj.) + -ity.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper