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Meaning of positive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈpɑzɪtɪv

Definitions

  1. A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
  2. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Positiv
  3. first-person singular present indicative of positivar
  4. A favourable point or characteristic.
  5. positiwiteit إيجابيَّه позитивност convicção jistota die Bestimmtheit det, som er positivt θετικότητα certeza; cualidad de positivo positiivsus مثبت بودن؛ قطعیت positiivisuus certitude חִיוּבִיוּת निश्चियात्मक pozitivnost határozottság, biztonság keadaan positif jákvæðni positività; certezza 明確さ 낙관적임 pozityvumas pozitīvums positifnya het positief zijn det som bekrefter/er positivt pozytywność, pewność مثبت اوسيدل convicção caracter sigur; certitu­dine положительность istota pozitivnost poziti...
  6. Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
  7. positivo-a, afirmativo-a.
  8. A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
  9. Characterized by or displaying certainty, acceptance, or affirmation: a positive answer; positive criticism.
  10. An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
  11. Measured or moving forward or in a direction of increase or progress: positive steps.
  12. A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
  13. Desirable, admirable, or beneficial: a woman with many positive qualities; the positive features of this new software.
  14. The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
  15. Very confident; certain: I'm positive he's right. See Synonyms at sure.
  16. A positive result of a test.
  17. Explicitly or openly expressed or laid down: a positive demand.
  18. Admitting of no doubt; irrefutable: positive proof.
  19. Concerned with practical rather than theoretical matters.
  20. Philosophy a. Of or relating to being or the possession of qualities rather than non-being or the absence of qualities: the question of the positive existence of evil.
    Philosophy

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca müsbət
Български определен реален
Català positiu
Dansk positiv
Ελληνικά θετικός
Gaeilge bunchéim ceart dearfach deimhneach
Հայերեն դրական
Bahasa Indonesia isbat
ქართული დადებითი
한국어 긍정적 적극적 확실한
Kurdî emin êmin emin pozîtîf pozîtîv
Latina positivus
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਧਨਾਤਮਿਕ
Português positivo
Română pozitiv
Slovenčina istý klád pozitívum
Српски pozitiv позитив
ไทย บวก
Tagalog tahas
Українська позити́вний
Tiếng Việt dướng

Examples

“rating Positives by their Privatives”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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