positivity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] (Australia)
- [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] (General-American)
- pŏ'zĭtĭvʹĭti (General-American)
- /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (Australia)
- pŏz'ĭtĭvʹĭti (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English positivity From positive + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism.
- (countable) The result of being positive.
- (countable, uncountable) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| positivities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
semipositivity · positivity rate · sex-positivity · homopositivity · electropositivity · copositivity · copropositivity · immunopositivity · seropositivity · toxic positivity · nonpositivity · sex positivity · body positivity · positivity effect
Synonyms
Translations (20)
de Zuversichtlichkeit (condition of being positive) · mi tōrungatanga (the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge) · mi ngākaupaitanga (condition of being positive) · fi positiivisuus (condition of being positive) · es positividad (condition of being positive) · fr positivité (condition of being positive) · de Elektropositivität (the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge) · sk pozitívnosť (condition of being positive) · fi myönteisyys (condition of being positive) · ru положи́тельность (the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge) · ms kepositifan (condition of being positive) · fi varmuus (condition of being positive) · de Positivismus (phil.) (condition of being positive) · pt positividade (condition of being positive) · ro pozitivitate (condition of being positive) · fi optimismi (condition of being positive) · it positività (condition of being positive) · ru позити́вность (condition of being positive) · fi positiivisuus (the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge) · ca positivitat (condition of being positive)