purpositivity UK /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvᵻti/US /ˈpɚpəsədɪvᵻdi/ noun1 •The state or condition of being purpositive.[…] e.g. the extent to which they are hereditory and automatic in operation, though the purpositivity implied in the concept is usally accepted. — 1964 formspurpositivities