positivism
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
Types & categories
- empiricism hypernym
- Comtism hyponym
Related & opposite
- logical positivist derivation
- positivist derivation
- positivist derivation
Sense 2 noun
a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
- assertiveness hyponym
Related & opposite
- negativism antonym
- cocksure derivation
- positive derivation
- positivist derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | logical positivist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | positivist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | positivist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | empiricism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Comtism |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | negativism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cocksure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | positive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | positivist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | assertiveness |