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positive Adjective

— If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted. A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being. After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better. The changes in the prices were all positive. — If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken. The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door. — If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for. I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive. — A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton. Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery. — A positive number or value is more than zero. A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative. The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible. — A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia. His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there. — Based on something being there or being true, in some other way. I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image. There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.

positive Noun

— A positive is a good thing or part of something. It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.

positive

— adjective characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc a positive attitude the reviews were all positive a positive benefit a positive demand — adjective (= convinced, confident) 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 — adjective (= plus) involving advantage or good a plus (or positive) factor — adjective formally laid down or imposed positive laws — adjective indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen a positive pregnancy test — adjective (= incontrovertible, irrefutable) impossible to deny or disprove incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence proof positive an irrefutable argument — adjective having a positive charge protons are positive — adjective 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 greater than zero positive numbers — 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 — adjective (= positivist) of or relating to positivism positivist thinkers positivist doctrine positive philosophy — adjective (= cocksure, overconfident) 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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sure plus definite certain affirmative confident good favorable absolute decisive cocksure prescribed positivistic positivist positive degree pos favourable convinced clear categorical assured assertive active upright upbeat true real positively charged peremptory overconfident optimistic irrefutable indeed incontrovertible forward-looking firm final express explicit empirical electropositive distinct confirming bright affirmation valid unrelated unquestioning unquestionable unqualified

Topics positive topics

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Language and thought Want Influence

Confident

What words refer to the feeling of confidence?

confidence morale positive thinking

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Sure

What words indicate that someone is certain about something?

be sure be certain be positive know know very well swear I could have sworn have no doubt confident convinced satisfied (that) I bet I'd put money on it say what you like

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Simple sentences

Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.

The more people are positive, the better our world will be.

Spread positive ideas.

We are in for some positive change.

I am positive that he is wrong.

Try to have a positive attitude about everything.

If you have a positive attitude, you are looking for ways to solve the problems that you can solve, and you are letting go of the things over which you have no control.

She is positive of passing the test.

I'm positive.

A diagonal matrix is positive semidefinite if and only if all of its elements are nonnegative.

Visualization, a favorite tool of the psychologist, cannot solve all problems, but many so-called positive thinkers seem to think that it can.

The product of two negative numbers is positive.

Tom is positive that he isn't wrong.

There are people to whom, null is a positive number.

Tom just found out today that he is HIV positive.

If Tom would learn to be a little more positive about things, people would probably like him a bit more.

The positive feedback for our proposal went above and beyond our highest expectations.

Are you positive of that report?

He gave a positive answer to my question.

You have to have a positive attitude if you want to get ahead in life.

My blood type is A positive.

Movie subtitles

And my hashtags are always positive.

Well, if I open it and it's positive and Declan is my dad, then, yay, I got a criminal for a father.

Don't be. He's probably the most positive, happiest fella you could ever meet.

Mostly positive, actually.

It was such a positive article.

It was very positive.

They indicate that you are positive for a mutation in the BRCA1 gene.

We pulled the lab reports from the NTSB, and the chopper's engine tested positive for two distinct compounds.

The only thing is to tell him something positive, something he'll believe that's not too bad.

I'm positive he didn't.

POSITIVE!

The Air Ministry has got a new thing a lot of people are interested in. But they are positive that no papers are missing about it. that would be of any use to a spy.

I still believe your story, but I think it's time. you gave me a little more positive proof.

And he has a positive flair for languages.

I don't think he saw me. I'm positive he didn't.

Positive. I helped Mrs. Teasdale with the invitations.

Positive.

But they are positive that no papers are missing about it. that would be of any use to a spy.

It's a positive godsend for Colonel McGregor.

I'm not gonna say anything until I get positive proof but I saw Devilshoof kissing your wife.

There's no positive proof that the man you want to talk to is guilty.

Yes, I'm positive.

Knowing her as I do, I'm positive that she would have come forward eventually.

Positive. You stay and have a good time.

You're positive about that?

Positive?

Positive. -l was afraid so.

We've really need to stay positive.

Okay. Miles: POSITIVE SIGNS OF A SURGE.

Positive 2 levels.

I'M POSITIVE.

Positive. I helped Mrs. Teasdale with the invitations. - Oh!

But they are positive that no papers are missing about it. that would be of any use to a spy. I'm certain about it.

I'm positive I've got some figures on their net circulation in my files.

Are you positive that's what you got from that pawnshop?

I am positive my survey is more important. than finding out whether three of our comrades have been. drinking some extra glasses of champagne.

Well, did they get a positive okay from heaven?

News and current affairs

The good news is that, following President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Washington, both America and China have been taking positive steps to resolve their differences over the bilateral current-account balance.

This has been positive for the stock market.

More equitable taxation would have a positive impact on governance, another important tool for mobilizing domestic resources.

Improved economic prospects and the strengthening of institutions, in turn, would have a positive impact on the political climate throughout the Balkans.

Many would argue that this is a positive development.

Let's hope that when the last whistle blows at the final in Berlin on July 9, we Germans retain as much of this positive spirit as possible.

When the voters decide in the spring of 2007, their choice may depend more on negative than positive considerations, as it did in 2002, when Chirac faced the odious nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen in the second round.

Using it for investment would enhance long-term growth, with positive spillovers to the rest of Europe.

They want to have a positive impact on the world.

A more positive view of Obama emerged when the Arab revolts began in Tunisia and Egypt -countries with pro-US regimes.

Indeed, he devoted almost the entire speech to the positive role of government in providing education, fighting climate change, rebuilding infrastructure, taking care of the poor and disabled, and generally investing in the future.

Some take consolation from this, viewing it as positive that Europeans prefer leisure to work.

Despite positive developments, the road ahead is bumpy.

Improving the daily conditions of life, particularly increasing Palestinians' freedom of travel both between Gaza and the West Bank and within the West Bank, will also go a long way in helping to create a positive atmosphere.

Indeed, one positive achievement by European leaders at the recent Brussels summit was to begin the process of reining in both the ECB and the power of the American ratings agencies.

The Japan Investment Bank's decision to invest in port development in Burma - essential if the economy, too, is to be opened - is one positive sign that the world will keep pace with Thein Sein step for step.

He will emphasize common strategic interests, highlight mutual economic benefits, generate positive public opinion, and promote further exchanges.

But, unlike three decades ago, when the Japanese regarded China as one of their most favored countries, public opinion in both countries nowadays registers more negative feelings than positive ones.

Others showed few symptoms but, having tested positive, came to be treated.

But the past can bring us more than just troubles of this kind. Even on the issue of Yasukuni, there are positive lessons to be learned.

He chose to mend relations with China by focusing on the positive aspects of bilateral ties.

And what happens in 2009 may jeopardize some of the positive results of 1989, including the peaceful reunification of Europe and the triumph of democratic principles over nationalist, if not xenophobic, tendencies.

Even on the issue of Yasukuni, there are positive lessons to be learned.

This holds promise of progress, but despite the brief fanfare and positive statements at the peace conference last November in Annapolis, Maryland, a retrogression has occurred in the process.

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