Positive Words That Start with C (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 C

List of positive words that start with C and their meaning

Calm

Meaning: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Example: She kept calm during those hard times.

Can

Meaning: To be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to.

Example: She can solve the problem easily, I’m sure.

Candid

Meaning: Frank; outspoken; open and sincere.

Example: A candid critic.

Candor

Meaning: The state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness, freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality.

Example: The candor of the speech impressed the audience.

Capability

Meaning: The quality of being capable; capacity; ability.

Example: His capability was unquestionable.

Captivating

Meaning: To attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant.

Example: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.

Care

Meaning: A state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern.

Example: He was never free from care.

Carefree

Meaning: Without anxiety or worry.

Example: We were young and carefree.

Careful

Meaning: Cautious in one’s actions.

Example: Be careful when you go hiking.

Catalyst

Meaning: A person or thing that precipitates an event or change.

Example: He was the catalyst that inspired us to make the change.

Catchy

Meaning: Pleasing and easily remembered, likely to attract interest or attention.

Example: A catchy tune.

Causative

Meaning: acting as a cause.

Example: An action causative of admiration.

Celebrate

Meaning: To make known publicly; proclaim.

Example: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines.

Celestial

Meaning: Belonging or relating to heaven, supremely good.

Example: The celestial beauty of music.

Central

Meaning: Constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend, principal; chief; dominant.

Example: He is the play’s central character.

Cerebral

Meaning: Characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct.

Example: He is quite a cerebral player.

Certain

Meaning: Free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure.

Example: I am certain he will come.

Chakra

Meaning: (in Indian thought) Each of seven centers of spiritual power in the human body.

Example: After some practice you will be able to feel the chakras.

Challenge

Meaning: A call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength, a call to prove or justify something.

Example: He accepted the challenge.

Champion

Meaning: A person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place, anything that takes first place in competition.

Example: The heavyweight boxing champion.

Chance

Meaning: An opportune or favorable time; opportunity.

Example: Now is your chance.

Change

Meaning: To become different.

Example: You can see a real change in her.

Charisma

Meaning: Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.

Example: He has tremendous charisma and stage presence.

Charitable

Meaning: Generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals.

Example: A charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.

Charity

Meaning: Generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless.

Example: To devote one’s life to charity.

Charm

Meaning: A power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty.

Example: The charm of a sunny day.

Cheerful

Meaning: Full of cheer; in good spirits, pleasant, bright.

Example: Cheerful surroundings.

Cheerio

Meaning: Goodbye and good luck.

Example: Cheerio, I hope to see you again soon.

Cherish

Meaning: To hold or treat as dear; feel love for, to care for tenderly; nurture.

Example: To cherish a child.

Childlike

Meaning: Like a child, as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a child.

Example: Childlike joy.

Chipper

Meaning: Cheerful and lively.

Example: She suddenly started to feel chipper.

Chivalrous

Meaning: Courteous and gallant, especially towards women.

Example: Shall I be chivalrous and offer you my coat.

Chortle

Meaning: To express with a gleeful chuckle.

Example: To chortle one’s joy.

Chuckle

Meaning: To laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction,

Example: They chuckled at the child’s efforts to walk.

Ciao

Meaning: Hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.

Example: Ciao! It was nice seeing you again.

Cinch

Meaning: Sure, or easy.

Example: This problem is a cinch.

Clarity

Meaning: Clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.

Example: For the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately.

Classic

Meaning: Of the first or highest quality, class, or rank, serving as a standard, model, or guide.

Example: A classic piece of work.

Classy

Meaning: Of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.

Example: A classy look.

Clean

Meaning: Free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.

Example: He had a clean mind.

Clear

Meaning: Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

Example: She had a clear idea of what he had to do.

Clearheaded

Meaning: Having or showing an alert mind.

Example: After he took a rest, he became clearheaded.

Clearly

Meaning: Without equivocation; decidedly.

Example: It is clearly out of the question to drop the case.

Clever

Meaning: Mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.

Example: Clever play.

Cohere

Meaning: To stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass.

Example: The particles of wet flour cohered to form a paste.

Collaboration

Meaning: A product resulting from collaboration, the act or process of collaborating.

Example: This book is a collaboration of many minds.

Colleague

Meaning: A person with whom one works in a profession or business.

Example: I have the best colleague in the world.

Colorful

Meaning: Abounding in color, richly eventful or picturesque, presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes.

Example: A colorful historical period.

Colossal

Meaning: Extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.

Example: A colossal task, but also a colossal reward.

Comely

Meaning: Pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair.

Example: A comely face.

Comical

Meaning: Producing laughter; amusing; funny.

Example: A comical person.

Commend

Meaning: to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend.

Example: To commend a friend to another.

Commitment

Meaning: The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

Example: The company’s commitment to quality.

Committed

Meaning: Bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted.

Example: Children need warm and committed parents.

Commodious

Meaning: Spacious and convenient; roomy, ample or adequate for a particular purpose.

Example: A commodious apartment.

Community

Meaning: A social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

Example: the community of Western Europe.

Compact

Meaning: Joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.

Example: A compact kitchen.

Companion

Meaning: A person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another.

Example: He was a great companion during the journey.

Compassion

Meaning: Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Example: The victims should be treated with compassion.

Compatible

Meaning: Capable of existing or living together in harmony.

Example: The most compatible married couple I know.

Compelling

Meaning: Having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect.

Example: A man of compelling integrity.

Competent

Meaning: Having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified.

Example: He is perfectly competent to manage the bank branch.

Competitive

Meaning: Having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.

Example: He is a competitive person, so he will accept the challenge.

Complement

Meaning: Something that completes or makes perfect.

Example: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.

Complete

Meaning: Finished; ended; concluded.

Example: A completed task.

Compliment

Meaning: An expression of praise, commendation, or admiration.

Example: A sincere compliment boosts one’s morale.

Complimentary

Meaning: Given free as a gift or courtesy.

Example: A complimentary ticket.

Composed

Meaning: Calm; tranquil; serene.

Example: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.

Concisely

Meaning: Expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse.

Example: A concise explanation of the company’s retirement plan.

Conclusive

Meaning: Serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing.

Example: Conclusive evidence.

Concordant

Meaning: In agreement; consistent.

Example: The answers were concordant.

Confidant

Meaning: A close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.

Example: Due to his sincerity, I chose him as a confidant.

Confidence

Meaning: Full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing.

Example: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.

Confident

Meaning: Having strong belief or full assurance; sure, sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one’s own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold.

Example: A confident speaker.

Confirm

Meaning: To establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify, to acknowledge with definite assurance.

Example: This report confirms my suspicions.

Congenial

Meaning: Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character, suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible.

Example: A congenial couple.

Congratulate

Meaning: To express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion.

Example: They congratulated him on his marriage.

Congruence

Meaning: Agreement or harmony; compatibility.

Example: The results show quite good congruence with recent studies.

Connect

Meaning: To join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind, to establish communication between; put in communication, to have as an accompanying or associated feature.

Example: Pleasures connected with music.

Connoisseur

Meaning: A person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste.

Example: A connoisseur of modern art.

Consciousness

Meaning: The thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people.

Example: The moral consciousness of a nation.

Consider

Meaning: To think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on.

Example: He considered the cost before buying the new car.

Considerable

Meaning: Worthy of respect, attention, etc.; important; distinguished.

Example: A considerable person.

Considerate

Meaning: Showing kindly awareness or regard for another’s feelings, circumstances, etc.

Example: A very considerate critic.

Consideration

Meaning: the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation.

Example: I will give your project full consideration.

Consistent

Meaning: Agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory, holding firmly together; cohering.

Example: His views and actions are consistent.

Constant

Meaning: Not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable, faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.:

Example: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.

Constructive

Meaning: Helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement.

Example: Constructive criticism.

Contribution

Meaning: To give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.

Example: She contributed to many charities.

Convenient

Meaning: suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use, at hand; easily accessible, fitting; suitable.

Example: Their house is convenient to all transportation.

Convincing

Meaning: persuading or assuring by argument or evidence, appearing worthy of belief; plausible.

Example: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car’s safety features.

Cooperation

Meaning: An act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.

Example: We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

Copacetic

Meaning: In excellent order.

Example: He said to tell you everything is copacetic.

Cope

Meaning: To face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner.

Example: I will try to cope with his rudeness.

Copious

Meaning: Large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful.

Example: Copious amounts of food.

Cordial

Meaning: Courteous and gracious; friendly; warm.

Example: A cordial reception.

Corking

Meaning: Excellent; fine.

Example: A corking time.

Cornerstone

Meaning: An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.

Example: A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.

Correct

Meaning: To set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from.

Example: The new glasses corrected his eyesight.

Cost-Effective

Meaning: Producing optimum results for the expenditure.

Example: The most cost-effective way to invest in the stock market.

Courage

Meaning: The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.

Example: She demonstrated unseen courage in such a dangerous situation.

Courtly

Meaning: Polite, refined, or elegant.

Example: Courtly manners.

Cozy

Meaning: Snugly warm and comfortable.

Example: A cozy little house.

Create

Meaning: Bring (something) into existence.

Example: He created a thirty-acre lake.

Creative

Meaning: Resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative.

Example: Creative writing.

Creativity

Meaning: The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination.

Example: The need for creativity in modern industry.

Credible

Meaning: Capable of being believed; believable, worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy.

Example: A credible witness.

Crucial

Meaning: Involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical.

Example: A crucial experiment.

Crystal Clear

Meaning: Absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.

Example: He received crystal clear indications.

Cuddle

Meaning: Hold close in one’s arms as a way of showing love or affection.

Example: He cuddles the baby close.

Cultivated

Meaning: Educated; refined; cultured.

Example: Cultivated tastes.

Cunning

Meaning: Having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

Example: A cunning look came into his eyes.

Cure

Meaning: A means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.

Example: After a lot of effort a cure was found.

Curiosity

Meaning: A strong desire to know or learn something.

Example: Filled with curiosity, she peered through the window.

Curious

Meaning: Eager to learn or know; inquisitive.

Example: He is quite curious for his age.

Cushy

Meaning: Involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable.

Example: A cushy job.

Cute

Meaning: Attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty.

Example: A cute child.

Cutting-Edge

Meaning: Forefront; lead.

Example: On the cutting edge of computer technology.

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.