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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSITIV'ITY, n. Peremptoriness. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the character of the positive electric pole [syn: positivity, positiveness] [ant: negativeness, negativity]
2: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness [syn: positivity, positiveness, positivism] [ant: negativeness, negativism, negativity]
3: the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome [syn: favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness] [ant: unfavorableness, unfavourableness]
4: an amount greater than zero [syn: positivity, positiveness] [ant: negativeness, negativity]
5: the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about [syn: incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positivity, positiveness]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 1659 1. the quality or state of being positive 2. something that is positive

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Positivity Pos`i*tiv"i*ty, n. Positiveness. --J. Morley.