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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Positiveness

· Pos·i·tive·ness · IPA /ˈpɑzɪtɪvnɪs/
01 n. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. See: Positive
    “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.