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- pronunciation:
- pa
zih
tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
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When you are positive about something, it means that you are really sure about it. You have no doubt at all.
I'm positive that I'm getting a skateboard for my birthday because I saw it under my mom's bed.Colin felt positive that he got a bad grade on the test, but he actually did pretty well.I was positive that I saw a coyote in the backyard, but my brother thinks it was just a dog.- synonyms:
- certain, definite, sure
- antonyms:
- uncertain
- similar words:
- clear, confident
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If you feel positive about something, you feel good about it or you feel it will succeed. If someone says positive things about you, they say good things about you. If you have a positive attitude about something, you think it is a good thing.
The coach said a lot of positive things about how the team played the game, but he also said they made a few mistakes.Meeting some of the kids who live in the neighborhood gave Marcus a more positive feeling about moving to the new place.- antonyms:
- negative
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| definition 3: |
A positive thing is something that is good or will make something good happen.
All the parents think that a new park would be a positive thing for the neighborhood.- synonyms:
- beneficial, favorable, good
- antonyms:
- ill, negative
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| definition 4: |
When someone gives you a positive answer to your question, it means that they are saying "yes."
When Aubrey asked her mother if she could have a hamster, she didn't expect to get a positive answer. To her surprise, her mother actually said "yes."- antonyms:
- negative
- similar words:
- clear, definite, favorable, firm
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A positive number is a number that is greater than zero. When we count up from zero, we are counting positive numbers. Numbers that are less than zero are called "negative" numbers. Also, a positive amount of something is an amount that is more than zero. Let's say you have no money and you owe your friend some money, This means that you don't have a positive amount of money, because the amount of money you have is actually less than zero. You have a negative amount.
Two and four are positive numbers.Jan's mom tries to keep a positive amount of money in her bank account. She tries not to spend more money from her account than she has in it.- antonyms:
- negative
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| related words: |
absolute, favorable, hopeful |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A positive is something that is good or helpful.
Mrs. Jackson thought the apartment was a little small for her family but she also felt it had a lot of positives. It was in a nice building and near the school, and the rent was not too bad.- synonyms:
- advantage, benefit, plus
- antonyms:
- negative
- similar words:
- good, profit
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| definition 2: |
A positive is a number greater than zero.
After a week of freezing weather, the temperature went back up into the positives.- antonyms:
- negative
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