positivity

positivity

English

Etymology

From positive +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• enPR: pŏ'zĭtĭvʹĭti, IPA^(key): /ˌpɒzɪˈtɪvɪti/

Noun

positivity (countable and uncountable, plural positivities)

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

Synonyms

• positiveness

Antonyms

• negativity

Derived terms

• copositivity
• electropositivity
• homopositivity
• immunopositivity
• nonpositivity
• semipositivity
• seropositivity

 

Translations

optimism

Catalan: positivitat f Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can French: positivité (fr) f German: please add this translation if you can 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 Spanish: positividad f

The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge

Maori: tōrungatanga