Positive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Greater than zero; "positive numbers".
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Meaning 2
Indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test".
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Meaning 3
Formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws".
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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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Meaning 5
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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Meaning 6
Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy".
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Meaning 7
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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Meaning 8
Involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor".
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Meaning 9
Impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument".
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Meaning 10
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".
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Meaning 11
Having a positive charge; "protons are positive".
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