positivist

1 of 2

noun

pos·​i·​tiv·​ist

-və̇st

plural -s

: a subscriber to or adherent of positivism

positivist

2 of 2

adjective

" 

: being a positivist : exhibiting, relating to, or characteristic of any form of positivism

the spiritual barrenness of a positivist conception of reality

—Times Literary Supplement

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French positiviste, from positif + -iste -ist

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Rhymes for positivist

• numismatist
• photoresist
• podiatrist
• recidivist
• relativist
• theosophist
• ventriloquist
• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist