positive
adj//-ɾɪv//positiv, säker, övertygad, tvärsäker, faktisk, reell, verklig, absolut
(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.]
(mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero. [from the 18th c.]
(physics) Having more protons than electrons.
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
Optimistic. [from the 20th c.]
Fully assured in opinion. [from the 17th c.]
Overconfident, dogmatic.
(chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.
(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.