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positive

adjectivenoun /pɑzɪtɪv/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 15
Definitions
adjective

involving advantage or good

“a plus (or positive) factor”

noun

a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

adjective

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

“a positive attitude”

adjective

greater than zero

“positive numbers”

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”

noun

the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

adjective

marked by excessive confidence

“the less he knows the more positive he gets”

adjective

indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

“a positive pregnancy test”

adjective

persuaded of; very sure

“I am positive he is lying”

adjective

of or relating to positivism

“positive philosophy”

adjective

impossible to deny or disprove

“proof positive”

adjective

having a positive charge

“protons are positive”

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