Definitions for: Positiveness

[n] characterized by dogmatic assertiveness

Webster (1913) Definition: Pos"i*tive*ness, n.
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.

Antonyms: negativeness, negativity

See Also: assertiveness, positivism, positivity, self-assertiveness

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