Positive Words That Start with S (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 S

List of positive words that start with S and their meaning

Safe

Meaning: Secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk.

Example: A safe place.

Sagacious

Meaning: Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd.

Example: Socrates, that sagacious Greek philosopher, believed that the easiest way to learn was by asking questions.

Salient

Meaning: Prominent or conspicuous.

Example: Salient traits.

Salute

Meaning: A gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing.

Example: He raises his arms in a triumphant salute.

Salvation

Meaning: Preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

Example: They try to sell it to us as economic salvation.

Sassy

Meaning: Pert; boldly smart; saucy.

Example: A sassy red handbag.

Satisfaction

Meaning: Fulfilment of one’s wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

Example: I looked round with satisfaction.

Savant

Meaning: A learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.

Example: A young savant.

Save

Meaning: To rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.

Example: To save someone from drowning.

Savvy

Meaning: Experienced, knowledgeable, and well-informed; shrewd.

Example: A tech savvy entrepreneur.

Scholar

Meaning: A specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.

Example: A Greek scholar.

Scientific

Meaning: Of or relating to science or the sciences, occupied or concerned with science.

Example: Scientific studies.

Seamless

Meaning: Smoothly continuous or uniform in quality; combined in an inconspicuous way.

Example: A seamless blend of art and entertainment.

Secure

Meaning: Dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening.

Example: The building was secure, even in an earthquake.

Select

Meaning: Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.

Example: He joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives.

Selective

Meaning: Tending to choose carefully, relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.

Example: She is very selective in her reading.

Selfless

Meaning: Concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own; unselfish.

Example: An act of selfless devotion.

Sensation

Meaning: A physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body.

Example: A burning sensation in the middle of the chest.

Sensible

Meaning: Having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment.

Example: A sensible young woman.

Sentinel

Meaning: A person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.

Example: To stand sentinel.

Serene

Meaning: Calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled, clear, fair.

Example: A serene landscape.

Shelter

Meaning: something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge, the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing.

Example: He took shelter in a nearby barn.

Significant

Meaning: Important; of consequence.

Example: A significant development.

Simple

Meaning: Easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.; not elaborate or artificial; plain.

Example: A simple matter.

Sincere

Meaning: Free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest, genuine; real.

Example: A sincere effort to improve.

Sister

Meaning: A woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.

Example: I had nine brothers and sisters, and I love them all.

Skillful

Meaning: Having or exercising skill.

Example: A skillful juggler.

Smart

Meaning: Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence, clean, tidy, and well dressed.

Example: You look very smart.

Smile

Meaning: To assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth, to regard with favor.

Example: Luck smiled on us that night.

Smooth

Meaning: Free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough.

Example: A smooth road.

Social

Meaning: Relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations, seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.

Example: A social club.

Soft

Meaning: Yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff.

Example: A soft pillow.

Sound

Meaning: Free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust.

Example: A sound mind.

Spacious

Meaning: Broad in scope, range, inclusiveness, etc.

Example: A spacious approach to a problem.

Special

Meaning: Of a distinct or particular kind or character.

Example: A special kind of key.

Splendid

Meaning: Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous, grand; superb, as beauty, strikingly admirable or fine.

Example: Splendid talents.

Splendor

Meaning: Brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence.

Example: The splendor of the palace.

Sportsmanship

Meaning: Fair and generous behavior or treatment of others, especially in a sporting contest.

Example: He displayed great sportsmanship in defeat.

Stability

Meaning: The state of being stable.

Example: There are fears for the stability of the area.

Standout

Meaning: Something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others.

Example: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.

Stimulated

Meaning: To rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.

Example: To stimulate his interest in mathematics.

Strategic

Meaning: Pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy.

Example: Strategic movements.

Streamlined

Meaning: Design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement.

Example: Streamlined passenger trains.

Strong

Meaning: Having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust, of great moral power, firmness, or courage, mentally powerful or vigorous.

Example: He may be old, but his mind is still strong.

Studious

Meaning: Disposed or given to diligent study.

Example: A studious boy.

Stunning

Meaning: Of striking beauty or excellence.

Example: What a stunning dress you’re wearing!

Stylish

Meaning: Characterized by or conforming to style or the fashionable standard; fashionably elegant; smart or chic.

Example: She wore a very stylish gown to the inaugural ball.

Sublime

Meaning: Impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.; supreme or outstanding.

Example: Switzerland has sublime scenery.

Success

Meaning: The favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals, a performance or achievement that is marked by success, as by the attainment of honors.

Example: The play was an instant success.

Suitable

Meaning: Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Example: A very suitable response.

Superb

Meaning: Admirably fine or excellent; extremely good.

Example: A superb performance.

Superior

Meaning: Higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.; above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.

Example: Superior math students.

Superpower

Meaning: An exceptional or extraordinary power or ability.

Example: He uses his superpowers to combat evil.

Surprise

Meaning: To strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness.

Example: Her beauty surprised me.

Surprising

Meaning: Causing surprise; unexpected.

Example: A surprising sequence of events.

Sustainable

Meaning: Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Example: Sustainable economic growth.

Sweet

Meaning: Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter, pleasing in general; delightful.

Example: It was the sweet life he had always craved.

Sympathy

Meaning: Understanding between people; common feeling.

Example: The special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all.

Synergy

Meaning: The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Example: The synergy between artist and record company.

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.