ENGLISH: positive - CREOLE: positif



Overview of noun positive



The noun positive has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. positive -- (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)



Overview of adj positive



The adj positive has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)



1. (20) positive -- (characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand")

2. (8) positive, electropositive -- (having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive")

3. (2) plus, positive -- (involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor")

4. (1) positive, confirming -- (indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test")

5. (1) positive, prescribed -- (formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws")

6. (1) incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive -- (impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument")

7. positivist, positivistic, positive -- (of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy")

8. positive -- (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")

9. positive -- (greater than zero; "positive numbers")

10. cocksure, overconfident, positive -- (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")

11. convinced, positive, confident -- (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")

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