positivity

2 definitions found

positivity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Positivity \Pos`i*tiv"i*ty\, n.
     Positiveness. --J. Morley.
     [1913 Webster]

positivity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  positivity
      n 1: the character of the positive electric pole [syn:
           positivity, positiveness] [ant: negativeness,
           negativity]
      2: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance
         or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness [syn: positivity,
         positiveness, positivism] [ant: negativeness,
         negativism, negativity]
      3: the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful
         outcome [syn: favorableness, favourableness,
         advantageousness, positivity, positiveness,
         profitableness] [ant: unfavorableness,
         unfavourableness]
      4: an amount greater than zero [syn: positivity,
         positiveness] [ant: negativeness, negativity]
      5: the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
         [syn: incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness,
         positivity, positiveness]