positive.
Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
Meaning & usage
Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
Formally laid down.
Stated definitively and without qualification.
Fully assured in opinion.
I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
Greater than zero.
Greater than or equal to zero.
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
Overconfident, dogmatic.
Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
Having more protons than electrons.
A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.
Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
The idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
positive knowledge
Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it.
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
The results of our experiment are positive.
Confirmed, straight-up.
Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
The first-night reviews were largely positive.
Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.
Optimistic.
He has a positive outlook on life.
electropositive
basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
HIV positive.
Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
positive energy; positive thoughts, feelings or emotions
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“to place”). Compare posit.
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
A favourable point or characteristic.
Not a bad situation when we weigh all the positives.
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
A positive result of a test.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“to place”). Compare posit.
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