American English pronunciation
How to pronounce positive
IPA transcription: ['pɑzətɪv]
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Noun
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the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
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a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Adjective
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characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
“a positive attitude”
“the reviews were all positive”
“a positive benefit”
“a positive demand”
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of or relating to positivism
“positivist thinkers”
“positivist doctrine”
“positive philosophy”
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indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
“a positive pregnancy test”
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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”
Adjective
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involving advantage or good
“a plus (or positive) factor”
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formally laid down or imposed
“positive laws”
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impossible to deny or disprove
“incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence”
“proof positive”
“an irrefutable argument”
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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”
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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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greater than zero
“positive numbers”
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having a positive charge
“protons are positive”
Usage examples
- The same phrase with purely positive connotations is used in part of England.
- The film's initial release was met with positive reviews.
- The film received genuinely positive reviews from critics.
- Let "j" be a positive integer.
- "Something Wild" gained positive acclaim from critics.
- "Drinking Buddies" received positive reviews from critics.
- He believes good design with purpose can bring positive change to the world.
- "Donkey Kong Land" has received generally positive reviews by critics.
- "Little Fish" received positive reviews from critics.
- Overall, the episode was received positively by critics and media sources.