positivism
Definitions
Noun
- The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
- A quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "positivism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | positivism | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | neopositivism | 7 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "positivism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patriotism | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | parallelism | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | paternalism | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | pragmatism | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | planetarium | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | pandemonium | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | parochialism | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | pastoralism | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "positivism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | position | 3 | 241 |
| 2 | positive | 3 | 74 |
| 3 | politics | 3 | 69 |
| 4 | positions | 3 | 54 |
| 5 | posts | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | politicians | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | positively | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | stoicism | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | pietism | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | neopositivism | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | positives | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | neopositivist | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | posits | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | politis | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | gnosticism | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | sitiveni | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | semitism | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | postings | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | positioning | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | posit | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
The Philosophy Of Two Identities In Ukraine: Normativism And Positivism – OpEd
May 15, 2025 Eurasia Review
May 15, 2025 Eurasia Review
The Contemporary Crisis Around Epistemology: Between Naïve Positivism and Sturdy Knowledge
Jan 15, 2026 University College London
Jan 15, 2026 University College London