to embrace positivity

4.1

To accept and actively choose a positive way of thinking

phrasal verb

: adoptar una actitud positiva

She found that when she began to embrace positivity, her relationships and outlook improved dramatically.

Examples

Many leaders encourage their teams to embrace positivity in the workplace to boost morale.
After a difficult year, I decided to embrace positivity and focus on my personal growth.
She decided to embrace positivity!
Don't forget to embrace positivity every day.
After a difficult year, I decided to embrace positivity and focus on my personal growth.
Many leaders encourage their teams to embrace positivity in the workplace to boost morale.
She found that when she began to embrace positivity, her relationships and outlook improved dramatically.

Synonyms

to be positive

vsto embrace positivity

34 3.2

To have a hopeful, confident attitude in hard times

actively supports and encourages that mindset in oneself and others

to keep one's chin up

vsto embrace positivity

Informal

8 6.5

To stay cheerful and hopeful when things go wrong

focuses on promoting and supporting a positive attitude rather than only staying cheerful

Antonyms

to discourage

257 3.5

To try to stop something by making people less willing to do it

Surface Forms

embrace positivity infinitive

embraced positivity past

embraced positivity past participle

embracing positivity present participle

embraces positivity third person singular

Morphology

embrace + positivity

The meaning 'to accept, support, and encourage a positive attitude' is directly and compositionally derived from 'embrace' (to adopt or accept enthusiastically) plus 'positivity' (an optimistic mindset). This verb + noun combination follows a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase embrace positivity comes from a simple image. Imagine you embrace a warm sun or happy thoughts and pull positivity close to you. That's why it means 'to accept' and 'support' a positive way of thinking.