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positive - Dictionary definition and meaning for positive

POSITIVE

  • (noun) a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

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

    synonyms : positive degree

  • (adj.) characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

    "a positive attitude", "the reviews were all positive", "a positive benefit", "a positive demand"

  • (adj.) 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"

  • (adj.) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

    "a positive pregnancy test"

    synonyms : confirming

  • (adj.) of or relating to positivism

    "positivist thinkers", "positivist doctrine", "positive philosophy"

    synonyms : positivist , positivistic

  • (adj.) involving advantage or good

    "a plus (or positive) factor"

    synonyms : plus

  • (adj.) 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"

    synonyms : confident , convinced

  • (adj.) 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"

    synonyms : cocksure , overconfident

  • (adj.) having a positive charge

    "protons are positive"

    synonyms : electropositive , positively charged

  • (adj.) impossible to deny or disprove

    "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence", "proof positive", "an irrefutable argument"

    synonyms : incontrovertible , irrefutable

    There is irrefutable evidence that he committed these crimes. -added by nithi

  • (adj.) formally laid down or imposed

    "positive laws"

    synonyms : prescribed

  • (adj.) greater than zero

    "positive numbers"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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