Positive Degree (Noun)
Meaning
The primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She ran quickly, but he ran quickly implies a positive degree of speed for both of them.
- The warm weather was a nice change from the freezing temperatures, with warm being in the positive degree.
- The big house was quite expensive, and big is an example of the positive degree of the adjective.
- She sings sweetly, and sweetly denotes a positive degree of her singing voice.
- He is a clever man, with clever being in the positive degree and not compared to anyone else.