Sekirov Dictionary

positive

/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

adjective 24
noun 8
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective24

Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
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Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
- The first-night reviews were largely positive.
Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable.
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hopeful and expecting that things will go well
- He has a positive outlook on life.
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Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- The results of our experiment are positive.
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(slang) HIV positive.
- We certainly told him at that time that I was negative. We talked about transmission. We told him we don't do anything that would cause me to become positive. — 2013
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Fully assured in opinion.
- I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
Greater than zero.
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Greater than or equal to zero.
- a step 10 which judges whether each of the m amounts of differences in amount of voltage changes ΔHv1 to ΔHvm are positive (zero or greater than zero) or negative (less than zero): and […] — 1996
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Having more protons than electrons.
- A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
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Confirmed, straight-up.
- Ben […], who seems at first to be a likable guy but is actually a positive sexist. — 1986
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Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.
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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.
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Stated definitively and without qualification.
- Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward’s son. — 1622
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Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
- Chemistry is not a primitive science, like geometry or astronomy; it is constructed from the debris of a previous scientific formation; a formation half chimerical and half positive... — 1885
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Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
Describing a verb that is not negated, especially in languages which have distinct positive and negative verb forms, e.g., Finnish.
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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’.
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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.
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Formally laid down.
- In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive, not so. — 1594
electropositive
basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
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Overconfident, dogmatic.
- Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so. — 1711

noun8

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A favourable point or characteristic.
- Not a bad situation when we weigh all the positives.
A positive result of a test.
A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.

forms

positives · more positive · positiver · most positive · positivest

Phrases with positive

positive Polly
Someone who is excessively upbeat, encouraging and optimistic, often to the point where it may seem overly cheerful or naive.

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