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positive
Part of speech: Noun Part of speech: AdjectiveClearly expressed; leaving no doubt; actual; as, positive proof; confident; as, I am positive that this is so; strongly assertive; as, a positive manner; not negative; noting the simple form of an adjective; as, positive degree; in mathematics, reckoned as more than zero; as, a positive quantity; denoting that pole of a magnet which attracts; denoting one kind of electricity, or one end of an electric source:.
Part of speech: NounIn mathematics, electricity, etc., that which is opposite to a negative.
Part of speech: Adverb Usage examples "positive":- " I have tried other things, and she would not listen," he said in a more positive tone. - "Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero", F. Hopkinson Smith.
- Nevertheless Henrietta had positive ability, and the almost mechanical training of the first months did her good. - "Duffels", Edward Eggleston.
- I don't want money, said the old woman; but I am very nice in my eating, and I have a positive longing for a nice, little, fat, white mouse. - "The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book", Constance Cary Harrison.