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adjective, tending to emphasize what is good or laudable; constructive

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  1. 1) adjective, characterized by or expressing certainty or affirmation
  2. 2) adjective, composed of or possessing actual or specific qualities; real
  3. 3) adjective, tending to emphasize what is good or laudable; constructive
  4. 4) adjective, tending towards progress or improvement; moving in a beneficial direction
  5. 5) adjective, philosophy a) constructive rather than sceptical b) (of a concept) denoting the presence rather than the absence of some property
  6. 6) adjective, independent of circumstances; absolute or unqualified
  7. 7) adjective, (intensifier)
  8. 8) adjective, maths a) having a value greater than zero b) designating, consisting of, or graduated in one or more quantities greater than zero
  9. 9) adjective, maths a) measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as negative b) having the same magnitude as but opposite sense to an equivalent negative quantity
  10. 10) adjective, grammar denoting the usual form of an adjective as opposed to its comparative or superlative form
  11. 11) adjective, biology indicating movement or growth towards a particular stimulus
  12. 12) adjective, physics a) (of an electric charge) having an opposite polarity to the charge of an electron and the same polarity as the charge of a proton b) (of a body, system, ion, etc) having a positive electric charge; having a deficiency of electrons c) (of a point in an electric circuit) having a higher electric potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential
  13. 13) adjective, short for electropositive
  14. 14) adjective, (of a lens) capable of causing convergence of a parallel beam of light
  15. 15) adjective, med (of the results of an examination or test) indicating the existence or presence of a suspected disorder or pathogenic organism
  16. 16) adjective, med (of the effect of a drug or therapeutic regimen) beneficial or satisfactory
  17. 17) adjective, short for Rh positive
  18. 18) adjective, (of a machine part) having precise motion with no hysteresis or backlash
  19. 19) adjective, (of a government) directly involved in activities beyond the minimum maintenance of law and order, such as social welfare or the organization of scientific research
  20. 20) adjective, economics of or denoting an analysis that is free of ethical, political, or value judgments
  21. 21) adjective, astrology of, relating to, or governed by the group of signs of the zodiac that belong to the air and fire classifications, which are associated with a self-expressive spontaneous nature
  22. 22) noun, something that is positive
  23. 23) noun, maths a quantity greater than zero
  24. 24) noun, photog a print or slide showing a photographic image whose colours or tones correspond to those of the original subject
  25. 25) noun, grammar the positive degree of an adjective or adverb
  26. 26) noun, a positive object, such as a terminal or plate in a voltaic cell
  27. 27) noun, music a)Also called: positive organ a medieval nonportable organ with one manual and no pedals. Compare portative organ b)a variant spelling of positif, negative

Etymology

C13: from Late Latin positīvus positive, agreed on an arbitrary basis, from pōnere to place

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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Synonyms

express, real, beneficial, effective, useful, practical, helpful, progressive, productive, worthwhile, constructive, pragmatic, efficacious, certain, sure, convince, confident, satisfy, assured, definite, clear, firm, direct, actual, absolute, concrete, decisive, explicit, affirmative, clear-cut, unmistakable, conclusive, unequivocal, indisputable, categorical, incontrovertible, nailed-on (slang), Informal complete, perfect, right (Brit. informal), total, rank, sheer, utter, thorough, downright, consummate, veritable, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated, thoroughgoing

Antonyms

harmful, uncertain, inconclusive

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