😊 Optimism or hope ✅ Certainty or confidence

positiveness

4.5

Being sure that something is true

noun
/ˈpɒzɪtɪvnəs/

: positividad

His positiveness in discussing his plans made others believe they would succeed.

Examples

The teacher's positiveness helped the students feel more confident in their abilities.
Her positiveness about the project inspired everyone to work harder.
Others, through their personal selfishness, will attempt to undermine/ruin positiveness and success we see in Russia now.

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Synonyms

assertiveness

vspositiveness

8 4.6

The quality of being confident and direct when saying what you think or want

focuses more on firm certainty than on direct expression

assuredness

vspositiveness

1 6.1

A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations

is more forceful and definite rather than just composed

sureness

vspositiveness

1 3.6

A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt

emphasizes assertive certainty rather than mere lack of doubt

positivity

vspositiveness

1 4.2

Being sure about what you say or believe

is the same quality presented as the main concept

positivism

vspositiveness

Formal

1 8.9

A confident attitude that accepts things without much doubt

is definite and confident without the ideological force

definiteness

vspositiveness

1 5.6

The quality of being clear and certain so people have no doubt

adds active, assertive confidence to that clear certainty

surefootedness

vspositiveness

1 6.3

A quality of being confident and steady when you make decisions or act

leans more toward clear, active assertion than steady reliability

self-assertiveness

vspositiveness

6.3

Confidently saying what you think or want in a firm way

is assertive but less aggressive and more definite in tone

sanguineness

vspositiveness

8.4

A confident, hopeful, and cheerful way of thinking

is about firm certainty rather than optimistic cheerfulness

Antonyms

indecisiveness

3 5.1

Not being able to decide quickly or confidently

How Certain

certainty

Literature

202 3.4

assurance

16 3.5

positiveness

4.5

hesitancy

7 4.2

Surface Forms

positiveness singular

positivenesses plural

Morphology

positiveness = positive (transparent) = positive + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'positive' with '-ness' denotes the state or quality of being positive.

Etymology

Positiveness comes from positive, which comes from an old Latin root posit- meaning 'to place' or 'to put'. Think of putting an idea down as fixed and sure, so positiveness can mean being definite or certain.