positivity
Seeing the bright side
Positivity is an optimistic or hopeful outlook—the tendency to focus on what's good rather than what's wrong.
The word often appears in self-help contexts: Try to maintain your positivity during difficult times.
It can also mean simply the quality of being positive: the positivity of a test result, the positivity of an electrical charge.
Tendency to expect good
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- sunninessBright, warm quality
buoyancy · encouragement · uplift · confidence · enthusiasm · affirmation · resilience · gratitude
Speaking to oneself mentally
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
therapy · CBT · resilience · coping · growth mindset · self-efficacy · emotional intelligence · wellness
Joyful emotional state
- joyIntense positive emotion
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- warmthHeat you feel
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
compassion · love · empathy · gratitude · serenity · peace · fulfillment · satisfaction
To uphold or sustain
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- praiseExpression of approval
compliment · kindness · uplift · community · connection · friendship · camaraderie · goodwill
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
sunniness · buoyancy · encouragement · uplift · confidence · enthusiasm · affirmation · resilience · gratitude · mindset
self-talk
Speaking to oneself mentally
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
meditation · therapy · CBT · resilience · coping · growth mindset · self-efficacy · emotional intelligence · wellness · mental health
happiness
Joyful emotional state
- joyIntense positive emotion
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- warmthHeat you feel
kindness · compassion · love · empathy · gratitude · serenity · peace · fulfillment · satisfaction · elation
support
To uphold or sustain
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
praise · compliment · kindness · uplift · community · connection · friendship · camaraderie · goodwill · generosity
charge
Cost or accusation
cathode · anode · proton · battery · electrode · current · voltage · plus sign · magnetic · attraction
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- likable traitsfriendliness, amiability, affability, agreeableness, likability
- outlookoptimism, pessimism, outlook, worldview, perspective
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- Wholesome thingskindness, love, family, friendship, honesty
positivitynegativity
Disposition toward pessimism
pessimism · cynicism · negativism · defeatism · despair
positivitynegativity
Disposition toward pessimism
gloominess · misery · unhappiness · melancholy · darkness
positivitynegativity
Disposition toward pessimism
hostility · antagonism · disapproval · criticism · disparagement
- body positivityAcceptance of all figures
- toxic positivityHarmful insistence on cheerfulness
- sex positivityAffirming stance on desire