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(adj) plus
involving advantage or good
a plus (or positive) factor
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
(adj) overconfident, cocksure
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
(adj) electropositive, positively charged
having a positive charge
protons are positive
(adj) incontrovertible, irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence; proof positive; an irrefutable argument
(adj) prescribed
formally laid down or imposed
positive laws
(adj) confirming
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
a positive pregnancy test
(adj) positivist, positivistic
of or relating to positivism
positivist thinkers; positivist doctrine; positive philosophy
(noun) positive degree
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution