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noun1. the character of the positive electric pole• Syn: ↑positivity• Ant: ↑negativeness, ↑negativity (for: ↑positivity)2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness• Syn: ↑positivity, ↑positivism• Ant: ↑negativeness, ↑negativity (for: ↑positivity)• Derivationally related forms: ↑positive, ↑positive (for: ↑positivity)• Hypernyms: ↑quality• Hyponyms: ↑assertiveness, ↑self-assertiveness3. the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome• Syn: ↑favorableness, ↑favourableness, ↑advantageousness, ↑positivity, ↑profitableness• Ant: ↑unfavorableness (for: ↑favorableness)• Derivationally related forms: ↑advantageous (for: ↑profitableness), ↑advantageous (for: ↑advantageousness), ↑favourable (for: ↑favourableness), ↑favorable (for: ↑favorableness)• Hyponyms: ↑auspiciousness, ↑propitiousness4. the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about• Syn: ↑incontrovertibility, ↑incontrovertibleness, ↑positivity• Derivationally related forms: ↑positive (for: ↑positivity), ↑incontrovertible (for: ↑incontrovertibleness), ↑incontrovertible (for: ↑incontrovertibility)• Hypernyms: ↑indisputability, ↑indubitability, ↑unquestionability, ↑unquestionableness5. an amount greater than zero• Syn: ↑positivity• Ant: ↑negativeness, ↑negativity (for: ↑positivity)• Derivationally related forms: ↑positive (for: ↑positivity)• Hypernyms: ↑amount
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