What does positive mean?
Definitions for positive
ˈpɒz ɪ tɪvpos·i·tive
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word positive.
Princeton's WordNet
positive, positive degreenoun
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positiveadjective
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
positiveadjective
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
"a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)adjective
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"
plus, positiveadjective
involving advantage or good
"a plus (or positive) factor"
positive, confirmingadjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
"a positive pregnancy test"
positive, prescribedadjective
formally laid down or imposed
"positive laws"
incontrovertible, irrefutable, positiveadjective
impossible to deny or disprove
"incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
positivist, positivistic, positiveadjective
of or relating to positivism
"positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positiveadjective
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"
positiveadjective
greater than zero
"positive numbers"
positive, electropositive, positively chargedadjective
having a positive charge
"protons are positive"
cocksure, overconfident, positiveadjective
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"
Wiktionary
positivenoun
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
positivenoun
A favourable point or characteristic.
positivenoun
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
positivenoun
An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
positivenoun
A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
positiveadjective
Formally laid down.
positiveadjective
Stated definitively and without qualification.
positiveadjective
Fully assured in opinion.
positiveadjective
Of number, greater than zero.
positiveadjective
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
positiveadjective
Overconfident, dogmatic.
positiveadjective
Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
positiveadjective
Having more protons than electrons.
positiveadjective
Describing the primary sense of an adjective or adverb; not comparative or superlative.
positiveadjective
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
positiveadjective
Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
positiveadjective
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
positiveadjective
Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
positiveadjective
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
positiveadjective
Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
positiveadjective
Optimistic.
positiveadjective
HIV positive.
positiveadjective
Good, desirable, healthful; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').
Etymology: From Old (and modern) positif, or positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere. Compare posit.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
POSITIVEadjective
Etymology: positivus, Lat. positif, Fr.
The power or blossom is a positive good, although the remove of it, to give place to the fruit, be a comparative good. Francis Bacon.
Hardness carries somewhat more of positive in it than impenetrability, which is negative; and is perhaps more a consequence of solidity, than solidity itself. John Locke.
Whatsoever doth or can exist, or be considered as one thing, is positive; and so not only simple ideas and substances, but modes also are positive beings, though the parts, of which they consist, are very often relative one to another. John Locke.
As for positive words, that he would not bear arms against king Edward’s son; though the words seem calm, yet it was a plain and direct over-ruling of the king’s title. Francis Bacon.
I am sometimes doubting, when I might be positive, and sometimes confident out of season. Thomas Rymer.
Some positive persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you, with pleasure own your errors past,
And make each day a critick on the last. Alexander Pope.In laws, that which is natural, bindeth universally, that which is positive, not so. Richard Hooker.
Although no laws but positive be mutable, yet all are not mutable which be positive; positive laws are either permanent or else changeable, according as the matter itself is, concerning which they were made. Richard Hooker.
Laws are but positive; love’s pow’r we see,
Is nature’s sanction, and her first decree. Dryden.Not to consent to the enacting of such a law, which has no view besides the general good, unless another law shall at the same time pass, with no other view but that of advancing the power of one party alone; what is this but to claim a positive voice, as well as a negative. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
positive
Positive can be defined as something that is favorable, advantageous, or constructive. It refers to a quality, attitude, thought, action, or outcome that promotes optimism, growth, well-being, or progress. It is characterized by positivity, optimism, brightness, or the presence of desirable qualities.
Webster Dictionary
Positiveadjective
having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative
Positiveadjective
derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals
Positiveadjective
definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise
Positiveadjective
hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof
Positiveadjective
prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws
Positiveadjective
fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons
Positiveadjective
having the power of direct action or influence; as, a positive voice in legislation
Positiveadjective
corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture
Positiveadjective
electro-positive
Positiveadjective
hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals
Positivenoun
that which is capable of being affirmed; reality
Positivenoun
that which settles by absolute appointment
Positivenoun
the positive degree or form
Positivenoun
a picture in which the lights and shades correspond in position with those of the original, instead of being reversed, as in a negative
Positivenoun
the positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell
Etymology: [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See Position.]
Wikidata
Positive
Positive is a 2007 Hindi short film directed by Farhan Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under their Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film starred Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani in leads roles.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Positive
poz′i-tiv, adj. definitely placed or laid down: clearly expressed: really existing: actual: not admitting of any doubt or qualification: decisive: settled by distinct appointment: arbitrarily prescribed, laid down—opp. to Natural: too confident in opinion: fully assured: certain: (gram.) noting the simple form of an adjective—as Positive degree of comparison: (math.) greater than zero, to be added, as Positive quantity: (phot.) having the lights and shades in the picture the same as in the original, instead of being reversed: (electr.) having a relatively high potential—opp. to Negative (q.v.).—n. that which is placed or laid down: that which may be affirmed: reality: a positive picture—opp. to Negative.—adv. Pos′itively.—ns. Pos′itiveness, state or quality of being positive: certainty: confidence; Pos′itivism, actual or absolute knowledge; Pos′itivist, a believer in positivism.—Pos′itivism, Positive philosophy, the philosophical system originated by Comte (1798-1857)—its foundation the doctrine that man can have no knowledge of anything but phenomena, and that the knowledge of phenomena is relative, not absolute. [Fr.,—L. positivus, fixed by agreement—ponĕre, to place.]
Editors Contribution
positive
An enthusiastic, nonjudgmental, truthful, motivated and loving attitude, behavior, feeling, sense, understanding and knowing for life and experience.
My sister is so positive, she is such a joy to be with.
Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019
Suggested Resources
positive
Song lyrics by positive -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by positive on the Lyrics.com website.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'positive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1265
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'positive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1175
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'positive' in Adjectives Frequency: #149
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of positive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of positive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of positive in a Sentence
It's hard for me to bet my career and have a really positive view on General Electric when I don't have confidence in free cash flow forecasts.
She’s just such a positive light, she keeps us going, she’s the reason we do all of this, and she’s the reason we want to keep this guy around for a long time.
It’s not enough to just connect people, we have to make sure those connections are positive, it’s not enough to just give people a voice, we have to make sure people aren’t using it to hurt people or spread misinformation.… Across the board, we have a responsibility to not just build tools, but to make sure those tools are used for good.
Chief Executive Henrik Ehrnrooth:
If you look at a Tier 1 city the market development continues to be positive. If you on the other hand look at some of the lower tier cities we see a clearly more challenging situation and we can see that our customers have challenges in getting financing and also inventory levels are at quite a high level in some of the cities, the market remains uncertain and in some places very challenging.
Even the doctor is very positive and Hak-seon is showing a very strong will to make this possible, he's been training for this moment for four years and his condition before the unfortunate injury is better than it was in 2012.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for positive
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- إيجابي, موجب, صورة موجبة, ايجابيArabic
- positiuCatalan, Valencian
- pozitiv, pozitivní, kladnýCzech
- positivDanish
- Positivfilm, positivGerman
- θετικόςGreek
- positivo, supuestoSpanish
- luottavainen, myönteinen, varsinainen, todellinen, asia, hyvä puoli, positiivinen suure, etu, perusasteinen, positiivi, tosiasia, positiivinen luku, perusaste, kokonainen, positiivinen, varma, absoluuttinen, perusmuotoinenFinnish
- positif, strictement positifFrench
- deimhinnScottish Gaelic
- biztosHungarian
- positifIndonesian
- positivoItalian
- חִיוּבִיHebrew
- 明確な, ポジフィルム, ポジティブ, 正Japanese
- ភាពវិជ្ជមាន, ជាវិជ្ជមានKhmer
- ಧನಾತ್ಮಕKannada
- 확실한, 양Korean
- positive, positivusLatin
- pozitīvsLatvian
- positief, stellende trap, HIV positiefDutch
- positivNorwegian
- dodatniPolish
- positivoPortuguese
- pozitiv grad, pozitiv, pozitiv film, HIV pozitivRomanian
- положительная степень, положительный, позитивный, позитивRussian
- pȍzitīvSerbo-Croatian
- positivSwedish
- நேர்மறைTamil
- అనుకూలTelugu
- บวกThai
- olumlu, pozitif, eminTurkish
- позитивнийUkrainian
- مثبتUrdu
- tích cựcVietnamese
- 正Chinese
Get even more translations for positive »
Translation
Find a translation for the positive definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"positive." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/positive>.
Discuss these positive definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In