positive

adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or

certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews

were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive

demand" [ant: {negative}, {neutral}]

2: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"

[syn: {plus}]

3: having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"

[syn: {electropositive}] [ant: {negative}, {neutral}]

4: (med) indicating existence or presence of a suspected

condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: {confirming}]

[ant: {negative}]

5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: {prescribed}]

6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of

the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an

irrefutable argument" [syn: {incontrovertible}, {irrefutable}]

7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";

"positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: {positivist},

{positivistic}]

8: (mathematics) greater than zero; "positive numbers"

9: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure

materialist"; "so bold and impudent as to speak to the

queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

[syn: {bold}, {cocksure}, {overconfident}]

10: 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" [syn: {convinced(p)}, {positive(p)},

{confident(p)}]

11: granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable

reply"; "a positive answer" [syn: {favorable}]

n : a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond

to those of the original subject