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Meaning & Definition of Positive in English

English

Positive

/pɑzətɪv/

noun

1. The primary form of an adjective or adverb

  • Denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
synonym:
  • positive,
  • positive degree

2. A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

synonym:
  • positive

adjective

1. Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

  • "A positive attitude"
  • "The reviews were all positive"
  • "A positive benefit"
  • "A positive demand"
synonym:
  • positive

2. Persuaded of

  • Very sure
  • "Were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"
  • "I am positive he is lying"
  • "Was confident he would win"
synonym:
  • convinced(p),
  • positive(p),
  • confident(p)

3. Involving advantage or good

  • "A plus (or positive) factor"
synonym:
  • plus,
  • positive

4. Indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

  • "A positive pregnancy test"
synonym:
  • positive,
  • confirming

5. Formally laid down or imposed

  • "Positive laws"
synonym:
  • positive,
  • prescribed

6. Impossible to deny or disprove

  • "Incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"
  • "Proof positive"
  • "An irrefutable argument"
synonym:
  • incontrovertible,
  • irrefutable,
  • positive

7. Of or relating to positivism

  • "Positivist thinkers"
  • "Positivist doctrine"
  • "Positive philosophy"
synonym:
  • positivist,
  • positivistic,
  • positive

8. Reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion

  • "Positive increase in graduating students"
synonym:
  • positive

9. Greater than zero

  • "Positive numbers"
synonym:
  • positive

10. Having a positive charge

  • "Protons are positive"
synonym:
  • positive,
  • electropositive,
  • positively charged

11. Marked by excessive confidence

  • "An arrogant and cocksure materialist"
  • "So overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"
  • "The less he knows the more positive he gets"
synonym:
  • cocksure,
  • overconfident,
  • positive

Examples of using

What are the positive aspects?
She is positive of passing the test.
A diagonal matrix is positive semidefinite if and only if all of its elements are nonnegative.