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adjective(pos-i-tive)involving advantage or good
Synonyms: plus,
Examples:
A plus (or positive) factor.
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noun(pos-i-tive)the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
Synonyms: positive degree,
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adjective(pos-i-tive)marked by excessive confidence
Synonyms: cocksure, overconfident,
Examples:
The less he knows the more positive he gets.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Synonyms: confirming,
Antonyms: negative,
Examples:
A positive pregnancy test.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)persuaded of; very sure
Examples:
I am positive he is lying.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)of or relating to positivism
Synonyms: positivist, positivistic,
Examples:
Positive philosophy.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)impossible to deny or disprove
Synonyms: incontrovertible, irrefutable,
Examples:
Proof positive.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)having a positive charge
Synonyms: electropositive, positively charged,
Examples:
Protons are positive.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)formally laid down or imposed
Synonyms: prescribed,
Examples:
Positive laws.
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noun(pos-i-tive)a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
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adjective(pos-i-tive)characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
Examples:
A positive attitude.
The reviews were all positive.
A positive benefit.
A positive demand.
The reviews were all positive.
A positive benefit.
A positive demand.
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adjective(pos-i-tive)greater than zero
Examples:
Positive numbers.
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(pos-i-tive)reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Antonyms: negative,
Examples:
Positive increase in graduating students.