positiveness
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒzɪtɪvnɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑzɪtɪvnɪs/
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positiveness (countable and uncountable, plural positivenesses)
- (uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity. [from 17th c.]
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 48:
- Nobody knew anything about it although they all spoke with great positiveness and strategical knowledge.
- (countable) The result of being positive
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