Positive Words That Start with A (and Their Meaning)

Hello, and welcome to Smart Positivity. In this article you will find a list full of positive words, as well as their meaning.

But before we get to the list, let’s have a quick word about positive words.

Quick word about positive words

One of the most important things to know about words is that they have a lot of power, especially positive words.

Wheatear they are written or spoken, positive words, your positive words can empower, encourage, they can motivate, and they can inspire you and the people around you.

While positive words have a lot of power, they won’t be able to do too much on their own if you don’t try to be at least a little bit receptive. A lot of positive words, like most words, can have multiple meanings. And if you try to see the negative side of things, not even the most positive word in the world will seem that positive to you. So basically, the more you try to think about being positive, the greater the effect of the positive words will be.

I know from personal experience that trying to maintain a positive attitude during hard times can be challenging, but it can be done if you practice.

At the end of the article, after the positive word list I will share with you a small tip, or exercise if you want, that drastically helped me in my day to day life when it comes to maintaining a positive attitude.

But before that, here is a table with the positive words, and after the table you will find list with the same positive words, as well as their meaning and an example of how to use them in a sentence.

And remember every word can be a positive word if you want it.

Table of positive words that start with A

List of positive words that start with A and their meaning 

Abide

Meaning: Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Example: If you make a promise, abide by it.

Able

Meaning: Having the necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications.

Example: I am an able leader.

Abounding

Meaning: To be rich or well supplied.

Example: The region abounds in gold.

Absolute

Meaning: Free from imperfection; complete; outright; perfect.

Example: The absolute decision.

Absorbed

Meaning: Having one’s attention fully engaged.

Example: He was gazing at him with absorbed attention.

Abundance

Meaning: An extremely plentiful or over sufficient quantity or supply; affluence; wealth.

Example: The enjoyment of abundance.

Abundant

Meaning: Present in great quantity; more than adequate; over sufficient; well supplied.

Example: An abundant supply of toys.

Acceptance

Meaning: The act of assenting or believing; taking or receiving something offered.

Example: Acceptance of a situation.

Accessible

Meaning: Friendly and easy to talk to; approachable.

Example: He is more accessible than most lawyers.

Acclaimed

Meaning: Publicly praised; celebrated.

Example: The writer wrote his critically acclaimed book in 1964.

Accommodated

Meaning: To do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.

Example: To accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.

Accomplish

Meaning: To bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish; to complete.

Example: We accomplished our goals in just two weeks.

Accomplishment

Meaning: Something done admirably; deed; achievement.

Example: Space exploration is a major accomplishment of science.

Accountability

Meaning: The fact or condition of being responsible.

Example: The factory will adopt international standards and guidelines to establish lines of accountability

Accuracy

Meaning: Exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.

Example: I have confidence in the accuracy of my report.

Achieve

Meaning: To get or attain by effort; gain; obtain.

Example: I achieved victory.

Achievement

Meaning: A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.

Example: To get this far in the competition is a real achievement.

Acknowledgement

Meaning: Recognition of the importance or quality of something.

Example: The acknowledgement of a need.

Action

Meaning: An act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity.

Example: A crisis that demands action instead of debate.

Activate

Meaning: To make active; cause to function or act.

Example: Activate your will to improve.

Active

Meaning: Engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy.

Example: Having an active life.

Adaptability

Meaning: Able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions.

Example: An adaptable person.

Addition

Meaning: The act or process of adding or uniting.

Example: This addition will surely improve my performance.

Admirable

Meaning: Excellent; first-rate.

Example: His effort is admirable.

Admire

Meaning: To regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.

Example: I admire your dedication.

Adorable

Meaning: Very attractive or delightful; charming.

Example: An adorable shirt.

Adore

Meaning: To regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor, to like or admire very much.

Example: I adore the way your hair looks today.

Advantage

Meaning: any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means especially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end, benefit, gain.

Example: The advantage of a good education.

Adventurous

Meaning: Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.

Example: An adventurous person.

Advice

Meaning: An opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action or conduct.

Example: I hall act on your advice.

Advise

Meaning: To give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.

Example: I advise you to be careful.

Affable

Meaning: Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite:

Example: An affable and courteous person.

Affection

Meaning: Fond attachment, devotion, or love.

Example: The affection of a parent for his children.

Affirm

Meaning: To assert solemnly, to confirm or ratify, to state or assert positively; maintain as true.

Example: He affirmed his innocence.

Affirmation

Meaning: The action or process of affirming something.

Example: He nodded in affirmation.

Afford

Meaning: To be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of.

Example: If we cut on unnecessary expenses, we could afford a new car.

Ageless

Meaning: lasting forever; eternal; undying, never out of fashion.

Example: That look is ageless.

Agility

Meaning: the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity, the power of moving quickly and easily.

Example: Due to his agility he finished first.

Agree

Meaning: to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling.

Example: I agree with your views.

Agreeable

Meaning: To one’s liking; pleasing.

Example: An agreeable sensation.

Aid

Meaning: To provide support for or relief to; help.

Example: She decided to aid the people in need.

Aim

Meaning: Have the intention of achieving.

Example: The test will aim at better understanding.

Alacrity

Meaning: Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.

Example: We accepted the challenge with alacrity.

Alert

Meaning: Fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen.

Example: An alert mind.

Alive

Meaning: Full of energy and spirit; lively.

Example: Grandmother’s more alive than most teenagers.

Allow

Meaning: To give permission to or for; permit, to let have, to admit, to acknowledge.

Example: To allow a claim.

Allure

Meaning: To attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable, to fascinate, to charm.

Example: The allure of a vacation.

Aloha

Meaning: Hello, greetings, goodbye, friendly, welcoming.

Example: The aloha spirit prevails throughout the islands.

Altruism

Meaning: The principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others.

Example: He demonstrated unmatched altruism.

Always

Meaning: Every time; on every occasion; without exception.

Example: He is always there when you need him.

Amaze

Meaning: To overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.

Example: He amazes me with every occasion.

Ambition

Meaning: An earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment.

Example: Ambition is always rewarded.

Ambitious

Meaning: Having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.

Example: He is an ambitious person.

Amiable

Meaning: Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable, friendly, sociable.

Example: I am having an amiable disposition.

Amorous

Meaning: Showing or expressing love.

Example: An amorous letter.

Ample

Meaning: Fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough.

Example: An ample reward.

Amused

Meaning: Pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

Example: An amused expression on her face.

Angelic

Meaning: Like or befitting an angel, especially in virtue, beauty, etc.

Example: Angelic sweetness.

Animated

Meaning: Full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous.

Example: An animated conversation.

Anticipation

Meaning: Realization in advance; foretaste, expectation or hope.

Example: He anticipated the result.

Appreciation

Meaning: Gratitude; thankful recognition.

Example: They showed their appreciation.

Ardent

Meaning: Having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent.

Example: Ardent love.

Ascend

Meaning: To rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level.

Example: To ascend to the presidency.

Assertive

Meaning: Confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic.

Example: He is a great salesman due to his assertiveness.

Assurance

Meaning: A positive declaration intended to give confidence, promise, guaranty.

Example: She received assurances of support for the project.

Assure

Meaning: To declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to.

Example: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.

Astonish

Meaning: To fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.

Example: The program will surprise, delight and astonish you with its quality.

Attain

Meaning: To reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain.

Example: To attain one’s goals.

Attentiveness

Meaning: Characterized by or giving attention; observant, thoughtful of others; considerate; polite; courteous.

Example: An attentive person.

Attraction

Meaning: Attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement.

Example: The subtle attraction of her strange personality.

Attractive

Meaning: Providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring.

Example: An attractive person.

Audacity

Meaning: A willingness to take bold risks.

Example: She whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan.

Authentic

Meaning: Representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified.

Example: A story told in the authentic voice of a Midwestern farmer.

Avail

Meaning: To be of use or value to; profit; advantage.

Example: You can avail discounts on food.

Award

Meaning: To give as due or merited; assign or bestow.

Example: To award the prize.

Awareness

Meaning: The state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness.

Example: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness.

Awe

Meaning: An overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like.

Example: In awe of great historical figures.

Awesome

Meaning: Slang. very impressive.

Example: That new white convertible is totally awesome.

One last tip

In the end I would like you to recommend you a simple, easy and short exercise that can drastically improve your day and your overall life.

Start your day by choosing a positive word and try to make a couple of sentences that can apply to your daily life, and try to follow up on those sentences. Here is an example, let’s say that the word you choose is “Family”. One of the sentences could be something like:

“Today after I’m done working, I will spend some time with my family.”

Or, if the word is “Positive” one of the sentences can look like this:

“I will try to keep a positive attitude for the rest of the day.”

The sentences don’t have to be too long or too complicated, try to keep them as simple as possible. They also don’t have to include complicated actions, the simpler they are the better.

From personal experience I would suggest you to start with very simple sentences, this way you will be able to follow them, and over time try to make them a little more complex. The important part is to keep them at a complexity level that you can follow.

If you want a little help with choosing a new word every day you can visit this page that will offer you a new word every time you visit.

The words on this page are handpicked by me, and they are the same words I use every day. I started doing this exercise many years ago and it ended up doing wanders for me, and I sincerely hope it will do the same for you.

To make sure we provide the best definitions for the positive words we used multiple reputable sources such as: Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary, Dictionary.com, Merriam- Webster Dictionary, Lexico.com.

While the words used in this article can have multiple definitions and meanings, I tried to choose the most positive ones.