positivity
/ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/noun
positivity is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, positivity means “The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of positivity is positivities.
How many letters and syllables are in positivity?
| Letters | 10: P-O-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is positivity?
Positivity appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce positivity?
- UK /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
- US /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
- US [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi]
Positivity has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-positivity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with positivity?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as positivity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪvɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of positivity
- positivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does positivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism.
- 2
The result of being positive.
- 3
The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Positivity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | positivité |
| German | Positivismus (phil.), Zuversichtlichkeit , Elektropositivität |
| Portuguese | positividade |
| Spanish | positividad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.