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Positive
see synonyms of positiveNoun
1. positive, positive degree
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
2. positive
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Adjective
3. positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
Example Sentences:'a positive attitude''the reviews were all positive''a positive benefit''a positive demand'
4. confident, convinced, positive
persuaded of; very sure
Example Sentences:'were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join''I am positive he is lying''was confident he would win'
6. confirming, positive
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Example Sentences:'a positive pregnancy test'
8. incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive
impossible to deny or disprove
Example Sentences:'incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence''proof positive''an irrefutable argument'
9. positive, positivist, positivistic
of or relating to positivism
Example Sentences:'positivist thinkers''positivist doctrine''positive philosophy'
10. positive
reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Example Sentences:'positive increase in graduating students'
11. positive
greater than zero
Example Sentences:'positive numbers'
12. electropositive, positive, positively charged
having a positive charge
Example Sentences:'protons are positive'
13. cocksure, overconfident, positive
marked by excessive confidence
Example Sentences:'an arrogant and cocksure materialist''so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen''the less he knows the more positive he gets'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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