positivity

[ poz-i-tiv-i-tee ]

/ ˌpɒz ɪˈtɪv ɪ ti /

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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.

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Origin of positivity

First recorded in 1650–60; positive + -ity

Words nearby positivity

positive scotoma, positive stain, positive theology, positive vetting, positivism, positivity, positron, positron emission tomography, positronium, posole, posology

How to use positivity in a sentence

So in late June, as test positivity rates in Maryland dipped below 5 percent, the family headed to Kiawah Island.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia.|Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
It’s more of an overall notion of death positivity — an attitude that embraces, rather than runs away from.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
Most major cities that have reintroduced restaurant dining are seeing lower positivity rates than they did during and shortly after the holidays.
The New Risks of Dining Out|Elazar Sontag|February 3, 2021|Eater
In Arizona, for example, many school districts are open for in-person instruction, even as the state posts one of the highest test positivity rates in the country, at close to 15 percent.
What it would really take to reopen American schools|Anna North|February 2, 2021|Vox

The entire district may suspend in-person learning if the district positivity rate reaches 3 percent, “as established by our surveillance testing program,” Jackson said.
Chicago Public Schools suspends in-person learning as possible teachers strike looms|Dawn Reiss, Kim Bellware|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
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
We choose darkness and negativity over positivity and light.
Can Linda Perry Save Music?|Kevin Fallon|July 16, 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
The fact that I just posted something about body positivity and it got the response it did, that was kind of absurd to me.
There’s Something About Mary Lambert|Abby Haglage|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In every case the response was by induced galvanometric positivity at A (Fig. 171).
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The induced electric change at A was now galvanometric positivity indicative of increase of turgor and expansion.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The corresponding electric response induced is galvanometric positivity of the proximal side.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The points of maximum positivity and negativity are situated symmetrically on the opposite sides of the organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Fatalism of this stamp is the natural and unavoidable issue of a born positivity of spirit, uninformed by scientific meditation.
Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I|John Morley