positivity
[poz-i-tiv-i-tee]
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Origin of positivity
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Related Words
alacrity, eagerness, readiness, zeal, positiveness, willingness, confidence, consent, compliance, inclination, leaningExamples from the Web for positivity
Contemporary Examples
After all, hats have been part of his life for the past 22 years; passion and positivity fuel his business.
She was known for her positivity, cheerfulness, and sweet demeanor.
But Nietzsche understood resentment is a powerful, dangerous counterforce to any positivity police.
Below the critical threshold of positivity, we remain grounded.
Barbara Fredrickson’s Bestselling ‘Positivity’ Is Trashed by a New StudyWill Wilkinson
August 16, 2013
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 StudyWill Wilkinson
August 16, 2013
Historical Examples
What now, that the upper centers are finely active in positivity?
Fantasia of the UnconsciousD. 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 UnconsciousD. H. Lawrence
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 ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge
Word Origin and History for positivity
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper