1. (noun) positive, positive degree
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
2. (adj) positive
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
3. (adj) positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
"a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
4. (adj) convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)
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"
5. (adj) plus, positive
involving advantage or good
"a plus (or positive) factor"
6. (adj) positive, confirming
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
"a positive pregnancy test"
7. (adj) positive, prescribed
formally laid down or imposed
"positive laws"
8. (adj) incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive
impossible to deny or disprove
"incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
9. (adj) positivist, positivistic, positive
of or relating to positivism
"positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
10. (adj) positive
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"
11. (adj) positive
greater than zero
"positive numbers"
12. (adj) positive, electropositive, positively charged
having a positive charge
"protons are positive"
13. (adj) cocksure, overconfident, positive
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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Definition of 'positive' 
