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Optimistic vs Positiveness - What's the difference?

optimistic | positiveness |

As an adjective optimistic

is expecting the best in all possible ways.

As a noun positiveness is

(uncountable) the quality of being positive; positivity.

optimistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Expecting the best in all possible ways.
    • in an optimistic mood
    optimistic plans
    took an optimistic view

    Antonyms

    * pessimistic

    positiveness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity.
  • *1929 , (Ernest Hemingway), A Farewell to Arms , Folio Society 2008, p. 48:
  • *:Nobody knew anything about it although they all spoke with great positiveness and strategical knowledge.
  • (countable) The result of being positive

    • Antonyms

    * negativeness