positivismo

Italian

Noun

positivismo m (plural positivismi)

  1. positivism (all senses)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French positivisme (“positivism”), from positif (“positive”), from Latin posītīvus (“positive”), from the past participle stem of pōnō (“to place”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.zi.t͡ʃiˈviz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.zi.t͡ʃiˈviʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.zi.t͡ʃiˈviz.mo/
 

  • Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vis‧mo

Noun

positivismo m (plural positivismos)

  1. optimism (tendency to expect the best)
    Synonym: otimismo
    Antonym: pessimismo
  2. (philosophy) positivism (philosophical doctrine)
    Synonym: comtismo

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /positiˈbismo/ [po.si.t̪iˈβ̞iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: po‧si‧ti‧vis‧mo

Noun

positivismo m (plural positivismos)

  1. positivity, optimism
  2. (philosophy) positivism

Derived terms

Further reading
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