Thesaurus: positiveness

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1. n. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.
2. n. the character of the positive electric pole
3. n. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
4. n. the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
5. n. an amount greater than zero
6. n. the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
7. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift. 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.
8. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness;certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift.The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude ofthe will and in the executed act too; the positiveness of sins ofomission is in the habitude of the will only. Norris.
9. n the character of the positive electric pole n a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness n the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome n an amount greater than zero n the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about