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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 theology, positive vetting, positive-negative pressure breathing, positively, positivism, positivity, positron, positron emission tomography, positronium, posole, posology

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Example sentences 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

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