The meaning of POSITIVE is formally laid down or imposed : prescribed. How to use positive in a sentence.

POSITIVE definition: 1. full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence: 2. certain and without…. Learn more.

1. characterized by or expressing certainty or affirmation: a positive answer. 2. composed of or possessing actual or specific qualities; real: a positive benefit. 3. tending to emphasize what is good …

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If you are positive, you are hopeful and confident, and think of the good aspects of a situation rather than the bad ones.

Grammar being, noting, or pertaining to the initial degree of the comparison of adjectives and adverbs, as the positive form good. Cf. comparative (def. 4), superlative (def. 2).

4 days ago · From Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from the past participle stem of ponere (“to place”). Compare posit. Included, present, characterized by affirmation. In laws, that which is natural …

(of a person) diagnosed as having a specified medical condition, or having a specified substance in the body (often used in combination): She tested positive for lupus.

Positive definition: Characterized by or displaying certainty, acceptance, or affirmation.

Definition of positive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.