positiveness

positiveness
noun die Bestimmtheit
* * *
posi·tive·ness
[ˈpɒzətɪvnəs, AM ˈpɑ:zət̬-]
n no pl
1. (certainty) Bestimmtheit f
2. (optimism) Zuversicht f
the \positiveness of sb's criticism/development/response jds konstruktive Kritik/positive Entwicklung/positive Antwort
* * *
['pɒzItIvnɪs]
n
1) (= constructiveness) Positive(s) nt

I was reassured by the positiveness of his attitude — ich wurde durch seine positive Haltung bestärkt

2) (= certainty) Überzeugung f; (of voice) Bestimmtheit f; (of evidence) Überzeugungskraft f

her positiveness that he was innocent — die Überzeugung, mit der sie an seine Unschuld glaubte

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positiveness s
1. Bestimmtheit f
2. Eindeutigkeit f
3. Wirklichkeit f
4. Hartnäckigkeit f
* * *
n.
Bestimmtheit f.

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