"positiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒzɪtɪvnɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑzɪtɪvnɪs/ [General-American] Forms: positivenesses [plural]
Etymology: From positive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|positive|ness}} positive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} positiveness (countable and uncountable, plural positivenesses)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity. Tags: uncountable Translations (quality): positiivisuus (Finnish), varmuus (english: being sure of something) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-positiveness-en-noun-d-7hDeD2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'quality': 99 1
  2. (countable) The result of being positive Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-positiveness-en-noun-ByNprmD0

Inflected forms

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        "(uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity."
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        "(uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity."
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      "sense": "quality",
      "word": "positiivisuus"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quality",
      "word": "varmuus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "positiveness"
}

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