positive

Meaning

Adj

1. Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
2. Formally laid down.
3. Stated definitively and without qualification.
4. Fully assured in opinion.
5. Greater than zero.
6. (sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
7. Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
8. Overconfident, dogmatic.
9. Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
10. Having more protons than electrons.
11. Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
12. Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
13. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
14. Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
15. Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
16. Confirmed, straight-up.
17. Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
18. Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
19. Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
20. Optimistic.
21. electropositive
22. basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
23. (slang) HIV positive.
24. (New-Age, jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.

Noun

1. A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
2. A favourable point or characteristic.
3. Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
4. A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
5. An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
6. A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
7. The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
8. A positive result of a test.

Opposite of

uncertain, unsure, negative, nonpositive, bad, excellent, good, great, positive, superior, negative#Noun

Synonyms

sure

plus

certain

definite

affirmative

confident

absolute

favorable

good

👍

cocksure

decisive

assured

assertive

clear

positivistic

prescribed

pos

categorical

active

favourable

positive degree

positivist

convinced

positively charged

confirming

upright

true

express

explicit

favorable

upbeat

empirical

distinct

overconfident

peremptory

affirmation

indeed

forward-looking

bright

incontrovertible

irrefutable

electropositive

final

firm

optimistic

real

convenient

constructive

astonishment

confirmation

Translations

positif

positivo

positiv

positief

positivo

positivo

positiu

strictement positif

Positiv

θετικός

olumlu

constructief

pozitif

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“to place”). Compare posit.

Sentences

The film continues to receive positive reviews .

" Waking Ned " received a mostly positive response from critics .

Reviews of the book were overwhelmingly positive .