positiveness

Noun
Synonyms: positivitypositivismfavorablenessfavourablenessadvantageousnessprofitablenessincontrovertibilityincontrovertibleness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. the character of the positive electric poleSynonyms: positivity
  2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertivenessSynonyms: positivitypositivism
  3. the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcomeSynonyms: favorablenessfavourablenessadvantageousnesspositivityprofitableness
  4. an amount greater than zeroSynonyms: positivity
  5. the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing aboutSynonyms: incontrovertibilityincontrovertiblenesspositivity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Positiveness \Pos"i*tive*ness\, n. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. [1913 Webster]

Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of the will only. --Norris. [1913 Webster]

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