positivity
noun
pos·i·tiv·i·ty
ˌpä-zə-ˈti-və-tē 
plural positivities
1
: the quality or state of being positive
2
: something that is positive
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Founder Carolyn Halpin-Healy started the program in 2009 using art to help provide positivity and community for people struggling with mental illness.
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Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Their choice to select a new angel from obscurity and chronicle her rise to fame may be another way to provide a fresh coat of paint to a production that runs the risk of still feeling, to some, like a relic of the pre-body positivity movement.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
But that was the peak of positivity for the USMNT during their games against the two European powerhouses, getting blown out in the end 5-2 by Belgium before continuing the losing ways against Portugal on Tuesday night.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The album's 13 songs, which took over two years to write and record, follow themes of love, positivity and inclusion.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
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Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Their choice to select a new angel from obscurity and chronicle her rise to fame may be another way to provide a fresh coat of paint to a production that runs the risk of still feeling, to some, like a relic of the pre-body positivity movement.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
But that was the peak of positivity for the USMNT during their games against the two European powerhouses, getting blown out in the end 5-2 by Belgium before continuing the losing ways against Portugal on Tuesday night.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The album's 13 songs, which took over two years to write and record, follow themes of love, positivity and inclusion.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for positivity
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“Positivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/positivity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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