positivity

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
positivity
    n 1: the character of the positive electric pole [syn:
         {positivity}, {positiveness}] [ant: {negativeness},
         {negativity}]
    2: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance
       or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness [syn: {positivity},
       {positiveness}, {positivism}] [ant: {negativeness},
       {negativism}, {negativity}]
    3: the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful
       outcome [syn: {favorableness}, {favourableness},
       {advantageousness}, {positivity}, {positiveness},
       {profitableness}] [ant: {unfavorableness},
       {unfavourableness}]
    4: an amount greater than zero [syn: {positivity},
       {positiveness}] [ant: {negativeness}, {negativity}]
    5: the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
       [syn: {incontrovertibility}, {incontrovertibleness},
       {positivity}, {positiveness}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Positivity \Pos`i*tiv"i*ty\, n.
   Positiveness. --J. Morley.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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