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English adjective: positive | |||
| 1. | positive characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. | ||
| Samples | A positive attitude. The reviews were all positive. A positive benefit. A positive demand. | ||
| Similar | affirmative, constructive, optimistic | ||
| See also | affirmative, affirmatory, constructive, optimistic, supportive | ||
| Attribute | quality | ||
| Antonyms | negative, neutral | ||
| 2. | positive persuaded of; very sure | ||
| Samples | Were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join. I am positive he is lying. Was confident he would win. | ||
| Synonyms | confident, convinced | ||
| Similar | certain, sure | ||
| Antonyms | incertain, uncertain, unsure | ||
| 3. | positive involving advantage or good | ||
| Samples | A plus (or positive) factor. | ||
| Synonyms | plus | ||
| Similar | advantageous | ||
| Antonyms | disadvantageous | ||
| 4. | positive indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen | ||
| Samples | A positive pregnancy test. | ||
| Synonyms | confirming | ||
| Similar | Gram-positive | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
| Antonyms | disconfirming, negative | ||
| 5. | positive formally laid down or imposed | ||
| Samples | Positive laws. | ||
| Synonyms | prescribed | ||
| Similar | formal | ||
| Antonyms | informal | ||
| 6. | positive impossible to deny or disprove | ||
| Samples | Incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence. Proof positive. An irrefutable argument. | ||
| Synonyms | incontrovertible, irrefutable | ||
| Similar | undeniable | ||
| Antonyms | deniable | ||
| 7. | positive of or relating to positivism | ||
| Samples | Positivist thinkers. Positivist doctrine. Positive philosophy. | ||
| Synonyms | positivist, positivistic | ||
| 8. | positive reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion | ||
| Samples | Positive increase in graduating students. | ||
| Antonyms | negative | ||
| 9. | positive greater than zero | ||
| Samples | Positive numbers. | ||
| Similar | plus | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | minus | ||
| 10. | positive having a positive charge | ||
| Samples | Protons are positive. | ||
| Synonyms | electropositive, positively charged | ||
| Similar | charged | ||
| Antonyms | uncharged | ||
| 11. | positive marked by excessive confidence | ||
| Samples | An arrogant and cocksure materialist. So overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen. The less he knows the more positive he gets. | ||
| Synonyms | cocksure, overconfident | ||
| Similar | confident | ||
| Antonyms | shy, unsure, diffident, timid | ||
English noun: positive | |||
| 1. | positive (communication) the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution | ||
| Synonyms | positive degree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjective, adverb | ||
| 2. | positive (artifact) a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | film, photographic film | ||
| Part meronym | lantern slide, slide | ||
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