😊 Optimism 🔋 Positive charge ✅ Certainty

positivity

1 4.2

Being sure about what you say or believe

noun
/ˌpɒzɪˈtɪvɪti/

: certeza

Her unwavering positivity inspired everyone in the team to work harder and achieve their goals.

As such negativity, its counterpart faith is the same as pure thought or positivity.

Examples

I like your list and the positivity it presents.

Blog text (32)
I'm really failing to see the positivity in this.

Blog text (12)
You know, to me, positivity is something people struggle with because most people think it's delusion.
I mean, any entrepreneur that's successful has to rely on positivity because it's not rational.
Criteria include: likeability, understandability, use of natural speech, repetition, level of interest, relevance, and positivity.

Academic text (2012)
Cultivating positivity can lead to improved mental health and a greater sense of well-being.
He approached the challenge with a hopeful positivity that encouraged others to join him.

Synonyms

certainty

vspositivity

Literature

198 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

is the general quality of being definite rather than event inevitability

strong belief

vspositivity

13 3.6

A sure feeling that something is true

is the quality of being definite in statements rather than belief strength

certitude

vspositivity

Formal

7 8.3

Complete confidence that something is true without enough proof

is the quality of being certain without implying excess certainty

sureness

vspositivity

1 3.6

A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt

is the broad quality of being definite when stating something

positivism

vspositivity

Formal

1 8.9

A confident attitude that accepts things without much doubt

is the plain quality of being confident without dogmatic tone

definiteness

vspositivity

1 5.6

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

refers to certainty in statements or beliefs rather than only clear definition

positiveness

vspositivity

1 4.5

Being sure that something is true

is the general quality of being certain in a belief

cocksureness

vspositivity

1 8.7

Too much confidence that ignores other people's views

is simply the state of being certain without excess

Antonyms

negativity

61 4.7

A habit of expecting bad things and saying no to ideas

pessimism

27 4.6

A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen

Compounds

body positivity

1 3.8

Accepting and liking all body shapes and sizes

How Certain

certainty

Literature

198 3.4

assurance

1 3.5

positivity

1 4.2

hesitancy

7 4.2

Surface Forms

positivity singular

positivities plural

Morphology

positivity = positive (transparent) = positive + ity

Derived by straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'positive' with the productive suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

Positivity comes from positive, from an old Latin word that meant 'to place' or 'to set down'. So, if something is said in a positive way it was thought of as 'placed' firmly, which helps explain why this sense of positivity means being 'certain' or definite.