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(satellite adjective) formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" |
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Synonyms: prescribed |
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(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" |
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Antonyms: negative, neutral |
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(satellite adjective) (mathematics) greater than zero; "positive numbers" |
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(adjective) (med) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" |
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Synonyms: confirming |
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Antonyms: negative |
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(adjective) having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive" |
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Synonyms: electropositive |
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Antonyms: negative, neutral |
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(noun) a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject |
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Related Words: film, photographic film |
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(satellite adjective) involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" |
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Synonyms: plus |
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(satellite adjective) granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer" |
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Synonyms: favorable |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: confident, convinced |
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(satellite adjective) impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" |
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Synonyms: incontrovertible, irrefutable |
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(adjective) of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" |
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Synonyms: positivist, positivistic |
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(satellite adjective) marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so bold and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" |
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Synonyms: bold, cocksure, overconfident |
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