positive

/pˈɑzətɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
   “a positive attitude”
2. persuaded of; very sure
   “were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”
3. involving advantage or good
   “a plus (or positive) factor”
4. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
   “a positive pregnancy test”
5. formally laid down or imposed
   “positive laws”
6. impossible to deny or disprove
   “incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence”
7. of or relating to positivism
   “positivist thinkers”
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”
9. greater than zero
   “positive numbers”
10. having a positive charge
    “protons are positive”
11. marked by excessive confidence
    “an arrogant and cocksure materialist”

noun

1. the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
2. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

Synonyms for positive

• affirmative
• constructive
• convinced
• confident
• certain
• plus
• advantageous
• confirming
• Gram-positive
• prescribed
• formal
• incontrovertible
• irrefutable
• undeniable
• positivist
• positivistic
• electropositive
• positively charged
• charged
• cocksure
• overconfident
• positive degree

Antonyms of positive

• negative
• neutral

Words that rhyme with positive

• causative
• dispositive