What is the word positive mean

A smart publisher IMO is one that knows that any talk about a book is a positive thing, and that an honest review site is a site from which an honest *positive* review is worth having, too. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This Greenian, autonomy-based, conception of positive freedom is often run together with a very different notion of ˜positive™ freedom: freedom as effective power to act or to pursue one’s ends. ❋ Gaus, Gerald (2007)

And the magnetism of the whole circuit between the positive and the negative posts is in its _least_ volume next to the _positive post_, and in ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

So it is still true that on the negative half of the circuit, the _negative_ qualities _diminish_ as we advance towards the central point just as on the positive half, the _positive_ qualities diminish regularly towards the central point, as stated above. ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

And if this whole magnet be more and more positive, by regular degrees through all the sections, from its negative to its positive end or pole, then the nearer any given part of it, say the _second section_ — the patient’s person, may be to its positive pole in the negative post, so much the more _positive_ that section or part will be. ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

The question is whether there are any positive attributes which may be applied to God as actually denoting his essence — hence _positive essential_ attributes. ❋ Isaac Husik (1907)

The responses now undergo a change from positive to _less positive_; fatigue, that is to say, appears. ❋ Jagadis Chandra Bose (1897)

Under continued stimulation, they increase in the same direction as in the last case, that is to say, from less positive to _more positive_, being the reverse of fatigue. ❋ Jagadis Chandra Bose (1897)

But the hypothesis that history _might_ contain facts which it does _not_ contain, is no positive evidence for the truth of those facts; and this is the present question; what is the _positive_ evidence that the Church ever believed or taught a Gospel substantially different from that which her extant documents contain? ❋ John Henry Newman (1845)

_negative pole_ of this magnet is the _wire end of the cord_ placed in the positive post, and its _positive_ pole in the _positive electrode_ placed upon the person of the patient. ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

_reverse_ of it; that is to say, the positive _post_ is not _positive_ in relation to the _negative post_, but is _negative_ to it; and the positive _electrode or pole_ is not positive in relation to the ❋ Daniel Clark (N/A)

When it comes to brand loyalty, NGLs are leveraging their vast social networks to spread the word positive or negative about brands. ❋ Jose Tillan (2011)

When I first heard the term HIV-positive, I thought it was a good thing, because the classification had the word positive in it. ❋ J. Alexander (2009)

That is partly why I was expressing caution about using the term positive feedback for the example I used in which the rate of increase of a population was proportional to the number of reproducing members of the current population. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Take a moment and write down some of the descriptive words that come to mind when you hear the phrase positive teen. ❋ Karol Ladd (2005)

The term positive force, then, applies to both phases, one as a way of being aware of something and one as a nonstatic abstraction, a positive potential. ❋ Unknown (2004)

It is from this that the term positive-negative is taken. ❋ J. S. Zerbe (N/A)

giving to a [helpless] [bum] [on the street] because they need money to eat and live ❋ A Mans Gotta Be A Man (2004)

Buying a [chocolate chip muffin] [sounds] [pretty] positive. ❋ Keith (2004)

I was at a casino and this chick wanted to bang me. She said, «Hey, we can do it, but I am positive, are [ayou]?» She also referrenced that she liked it up the back.
I didn’t know what she meant by positive so I declined. Fortunatley I did not [bang her] in the ass as she would have infected me with [the virus] that causes AIDS. ❋ Nick (2005)

In order to make it nowadays you gotta think positive!
—
[Optimist]: This is the perfect outfit for your date.
[Pessimist]: WHAT THE HELL, ARE YOU POSITIVE THAT IT WILL WORK ??!
Optimist: Why of course, would I lie to you?
—
Doctor: You’re positive, that means you should start taking AIDS medicine right away.
Patient: You can shove that AIDS medicine up [jer] ass ! ❋ Madame Zelda (2005)

you gots ta look inside ya self, [positate] the negative, when life throws pies at you, you make ya self a [tall cool] glass of [piemonade]
[Positate] without pizzaz and jam!! Whoa! ❋ ZEli (2005)

We are [going] to positize that [thought] ❋ Witha (2016)

If you have to [construct] «[positivity]» out of [the ether], and put it in places it clearly doesn’t belong….it’s probably bullshit. What’s «positive» about lying to yourself? ❋ Olive989 (2022)

[Doctor]: Well, I looked at [the test] results…and dude, you’re positive.
Positive Guy:…[NOOOOOOOO]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….Really?
Doctor: Yeah.
Positive Guy:…NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❋ Some Random Hot Sexy Guy (2008)

Have you listened to «positions» by [Ariana Grande]? ❋ JayKennyFan (2020)

Person 1: Hey what are you [listening] to
Person 2: positions by [ariana grande] its such a good [album] ❋ Wxllxxmx (2020)

Today in our language a lot of words are used, which are borrowed from other countries and cultures. However, despite this, many of them are very ingrained and settled down in our territory. That’s why now I want to tell you what is «positive»: the meaning of the word and all the fun about its use.

Meaning of the word

It must be said that in every category of science the word «positive» has practically the same meaning.

• Philosophy. Positive is affirmative, positive. That is, the one that is available is factual.
• Policy. It also means something positive, which was based on previous experience.
• Psychology, psychoanalysis. Positive is good. The antonym of the word is «negative,» that is, bad. Often used inseparably from the terms «love» and «hatred» in this block of sciences.

There are many more various notations. If to speak in general, then for the term «positive» the meaning of the word is reduced to positivity, to something that goes with the sign «+».

What is a positive

It is interesting to consider such a word as «positive». It is very often found in everyday life. Today it is enjoyed by people of various professions. If we talk about the everyday meaning of the word, then the positive assumes three main factors:

1. The correct world perception, that is, the mood.
2. Goodwill, that is, a good attitude to everyone around, regardless of various factors.
3. Positive lifestyle, when a person can enjoy everything that happens.

Speaking generally, the positive is the stop-and-goness to see exceptionally good not only in the surrounding world, but also in unfamiliar people and various situations.

Positive — is it good?

Psychologists say: one positive for life is not enough. People who are only attuned to good things are not very well adapted to life. And often it is from this they suffer. Therefore, experts point out: in order for life to be full, in addition to positive, you need to have more constructive and responsible.

If a person is exceptionally positive, it can be conditionally called near (absence of a construct). He is able to joyfully perceive life, but it is difficult and even impossible to approach correctly the solution of difficult problems. Such a person, of course, continues to rejoice in everything that happens, while being in a difficult or even critical situation. And this is completely wrong, because the problem is not resolved, but it is launched. There and then there is a question and about responsibility. A person «positive» is not inclined to take responsibility. He is concerned only with personal happiness, to the rest he simply does not care. So, in order to understand what is positive, you must always consider the concept much deeper. After all, it often happens that the absolute pluses begin to be seen cons. And this is a more correct approach, revealing the true essence of things.

Positive thinking

Finding out what a positive person is, paying attention also costs such a category as positive thinking. What is it? So, this concept is inseparable from the process of self-improvement of everyone. To think positively is not to be a blind optimist. This means to be able to activate oneself in the most difficult moments in life, be able to tune in to the good in a difficult situation. Positive thinking is a piece of the right worldview, which in the future is able to form a mood, accumulate the inner forces of a person and help tune in to success. But it is important not to forget that in addition to the mood, it is also necessary to work, a lot and zealously. After all, only in such a tandem can achieve high results. By itself, positive thinking will have little effect on life.

On the positive impact

It is also important to understand what a positive impact is. No one will argue with the fact that each person is subject to outside influence. Someone more, someone to a lesser extent. It is from this influence that much depends in the life of a person. So, it is important that the person who has to be equaled had exceptionally good character traits, gave the right example. This is a positive influence.

About positive changes

In this case, most often we are talking about people who, for one reason or another, can not be considered good. Or they have certain flaws that they have to contend with. Positive changes are transformations that take place with a person who have a positive influence or will subsequently affect life.

On the positive image

And as a small conclusion, I want to tell you more about what a positive image is. These are all those components of a person that are attractive. This is the image you want to be like. This is where the categories come in, such as positive influence and positive changes. After all, after setting a goal, an intelligent person begins to work on himself.

How to become a positive person

Realizing what is «positive», and having realized that being positive only is not enough, we need to figure out how to achieve positive changes. What you need to know and be able to do this?

• In all situations it is necessary to look for positive aspects. Even in the negative, one must see something good, deriving the maximum benefit from it.
• You need to communicate with good people. If a close friend is attuned to the negative, to protect yourself from this will be very, very difficult.
• You need to be able to praise and pamper yourself. However, this should not be unreasonable.

And of course, you need to be able to smile sincerely, take care of your own health and be positive. Having this all, to become a successful person will be much easier.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	positive — the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution positive degree adjective — a word that expresses an attribute of something adverb — a word that modifies something other than a noun
	2.	positive — a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject photographic film, film — photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies lantern slide, slide — a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
Adj.	1.	positive — characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; «a positive attitude»; «the reviews were all positive»; «a positive benefit»; «a positive demand» affirmative, affirmatory — affirming or giving assent; «an affirmative decision»; «affirmative votes» constructive — constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; «constructive criticism»; «a constructive attitude»; «a constructive philosophy»; «constructive permission» optimistic — expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; «in an optimistic mood»; «optimistic plans»; «took an optimistic view» supportive — furnishing support or assistance; «a supportive family network»; «his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer» negative — characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; «a negative outlook on life»; «a colorless negative personality»; «a negative evaluation»; «a negative reaction to an advertising campaign» neutral — possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
	2.	positive — 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» convinced, confident sure, certain — having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; «felt certain of success»; «was sure (or certain) she had seen it»; «was very sure in his beliefs»; «sure of her friends»
	3.	positive — involving advantage or good; «a plus (or positive) factor» plus advantageous — giving an advantage; «a contract advantageous to our country»; «socially advantageous to entertain often»
	4.	positive — indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; «a positive pregnancy test» confirming medical specialty, medicine — the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques disconfirming, negative — not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; «the HIV test was negative»
	5.	positive — formally laid down or imposed; «positive laws» prescribed formal — being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); «pay one’s formal respects»; «formal dress»; «a formal ball»; «the requirement was only formal and often ignored»; «a formal education»
	6.	positive — impossible to deny or disprove; «incontrovertible proof of the defendant’s innocence»; «proof positive»; «an irrefutable argument» incontrovertible, irrefutable undeniable — not possible to deny
	7.	positive — of or relating to positivism; «positivist thinkers»; «positivist doctrine»; «positive philosophy» positivist, positivistic
	8.	positive — reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; «positive increase in graduating students» negative — reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; «negative interest rates»
	9.	positive — greater than zero; «positive numbers» math, mathematics, maths — a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement plus — on the positive side or higher end of a scale; «a plus value»; «temperature of plus 5 degrees»; «a grade of C plus»
	10.	positive — having a positive charge; «protons are positive» electropositive, positively charged charged — of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; «charged particles»; «a charged battery»
	11.	positive — 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» cocksure, overconfident confident — having or marked by confidence or assurance; «a confident speaker»; «a confident reply»; «his manner is more confident these days»; «confident of fulfillment»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

positive

adjective

2. beneficial, effective, useful, practical, helpful, progressive, productive, worthwhile, constructive, pragmatic, efficacious Working abroad should be a positive experience.
beneficial useless, harmful, detrimental, impractical, unhelpful

4. certain, sure, convinced, confident, satisfied, assured, free from doubt I’m positive she said she’d be here.
certain uncertain, unsure, unconvinced, not confident, unassured

5. definite, real, clear, firm, certain, direct, express, actual, absolute, concrete, decisive, explicit, affirmative, clear-cut, unmistakable, conclusive, unequivocal, indisputable, categorical, incontrovertible there was no positive evidence
definite uncertain, doubtful, indefinite, inconclusive, indecisive, contestable, disputable

6. (Informal) absolute, complete, perfect, right (Brit. informal), real, total, rank, sheer, utter, thorough, downright, consummate, veritable, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, unalloyed He was in a positive fury.

7. good, promising, pleasing, encouraging, welcome, favourable, heartening, auspicious, propitious He said that the agreement could be a positive sign

Quotations
«positive: mistaken at the top of one’s voice» [Ambrose Bierce The Devil’s Dictionary]
«You’ve got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive»
«Elim-my-nate the negative»
«Latch on to the affirmative»
«Don’t mess with Mister In-Between» [Johnny Mercer Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

positive

adjective

1. Of a constructive nature:

3. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed:

categorical, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal.

4. Established beyond a doubt:

certain, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable.

7. Informal. Completely such, without qualification or exception:

absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.

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What does Positive Mean?

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In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POSITIVE

From Late Latin positīvus positive, agreed on an arbitrary basis, from pōnere to place.

PRONUNCIATION OF POSITIVE

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSITIVE

Positive can act as a noun and an adjective.

WHAT DOES POSITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of positive in the English dictionary

The first definition of positive in the dictionary is characterized by or expressing certainty or affirmation. Other definition of positive is composed of or possessing actual or specific qualities; real. Positive is also tending to emphasize what is good or laudable; constructive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSITIVE

SYNONYMS OF «POSITIVE»

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TRANSLATION OF POSITIVE

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSITIVE»

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