positiveness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    * 1.3.1 Antonyms
    * 1.3.2 Translations

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Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

English positiveness

From positive + -ness.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒzɪtɪvnɪs/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑzɪtɪvnɪs/

positiveness (countable and uncountable, plural positivenesses)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity. [from 17th c.]
   • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 48:
     Nobody knew anything about it although they all spoke with great positiveness and strategical knowledge.
2. (countable) The result of being positive

• negativeness

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