positivity

English

Etymology

From positive +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: pŏz'ĭtĭvʹĭti, IPA^(key): /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
(General American) enPR: pŏ'zĭtĭvʹĭti, IPA^(key): /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, [ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi]

Noun

positivity (countable and uncountable, plural positivities)

(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
(countable) The result of being positive.
(physics and chemistry) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge

Synonyms

positiveness

Antonyms

negativity

Derived terms

Translations

condition of being positive

Catalan: positivitat f
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: positiivisuus (fi), myönteisyys (fi), optimismi (fi); varmuus (fi) (being sure)
French: positivité (fr) f
German: Positivismus (de) m (phil.), Zuversichtlichkeit (de) f
Italian: positività (it) f
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Malay: kepositifan
Maori: ngākaupaitanga
Portuguese: positividade f
Romanian: pozitivitate (ro) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: pozitívnosť
Spanish: positividad f

the characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge

Finnish: positiivisuus (fi)
German: Elektropositivität f
Maori: tōrungatanga

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