positive
noun
1 positive
The primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution.
synonym: positive degree.
Roget 556:
painting;
depicting;
drawing
etc.
v.;
design;
perspective,
sciagraphy†,
skiagraphy†;
chiaroscuro
etc.
(light)
420;
composition;
treatment.
historical painting,
portrait painting,
miniature painting;
landscape painting,
marine painting;
still life,
flower painting,
scene painting;
scenography†.
school,
style;
the grand style,
high art,
genre,
portraiture;
ornamental art
etc.
847.
monochrome,
polychrome;
grisaille [Fr.].
pallet,
palette;
easel;
brush,
pencil,
stump;
black lead,
charcoal,
crayons,
chalk,
pastel;
paint
etc.
(coloring matter)
428;
watercolor,
body color,
oil color;
oils,
oil paint;
varnish
etc.
356.1,
priming;
gouache,
tempera,
distemper,
fresco,
water glass;
enamel;
encaustic painting;
mosaic;
tapestry.
photography,
heliography,
color photography;
sun painting;
graphics,
computer graphics.
picture,
painting,
piece [Fr.],
tableau,
canvas;
oil painting
&c.;
fresco,
cartoon;
easel picture,
cabinet picture,
draught,
draft;
pencil drawing
&c.,
water color drawing,
etching,
charcoal,
pen-and-ink;
sketch,
outline,
study.
photograph,
color photograph,
black-and-white photograph,
holograph,
heliograph;
daguerreotype,
talbotype†,
calotype†,
heliotype†;
negative,
positive;
print,
glossy print,
matte print;
enlargement,
reduction,
life-size print;
instant photo,
Polaroid photo.
technicolor,
Kodachrome,
Ektachrome;
Polaroid.
portrait
etc.
(representation)
554;
whole length,
full length,
half length;
kitcat,
head;
miniature;
shade,
silhouette;
profile.
landscape,
seapiece†;
view,
scene,
prospect;
panorama,
diorama;
still life.
picture gallery,
exhibit;
studio,
atelier;
pinacotheca†.
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Dutch: stellende trap
Polish: stopień równy
2 positive
A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject.
Polish: pozytyw
adjective
1 positive
Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..
Roget 606:
obstinate,
tenacious,
stubborn,
obdurate,
casehardened;
inflexible
etc.
(hard)
323;
balky;
immovable,
unshakable,
not to be moved;
inert
etc.
172;
unchangeable
etc.
150;
inexorable
etc.
(determined)
604;
mulish,
obstinate as a mule,
pig-headed.
dogged;
sullen,
sulky;
unmoved,
uninfluenced unaffected.
willful,
self-willed,
perverse;
resty†,
restive,
restiff†;
pervicacious†,
wayward,
refractory,
unruly;
heady,
headstrong;
entete [Fr.];
contumacious;
crossgrained†.
arbitrary,
dogmatic,
positive,
bigoted;
prejudiced
etc.
481;
creed-bound;
prepossessed,
infatuated;
stiff-backed,
stiff necked,
stiff hearted;
hard-mouthed,
hidebound;
unyielding;
impervious,
impracticable,
inpersuasible†;
unpersuadable;
intractable,
untractable†;
incorrigible,
deaf to advice,
impervious to reason;
crotchety
etc.
608.
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Roget 518:
intelligible;
clear,
clear as day,
clear as noonday;
lucid;
perspicuous,
transpicuous†;
luminous,
transparent.
easily understood,
easy to understand,
for the million,
intelligible to the meanest capacity,
popularized.
plain,
distinct,
explicit;
positive;
definite
etc.
(precise)
494.
graphic;
expressive
etc.
(meaning)
516;
illustrative
etc.
(explanatory)
522.
unambiguous,
unequivocal,
unmistakable
etc.
(manifest)
525;
unconfused;
legible,
recognizable;
obvious
etc.
525.
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Roget 481:
misjudging
etc.
v.;
ill-judging,
wrong-headed;
prejudiced
etc.
v.;
jaundiced;
shortsighted,
purblind;
partial,
one-sided,
superficial.
narrow-minded,
narrow-souled†;
mean-spirited;
confined,
illiberal,
intolerant,
besotted,
infatuated,
fanatical,
entete [Fr.],
positive,
dogmatic,
conceited;
opinative,
opiniative†;
opinioned,
opinionate,
opinionative,
opinionated;
self-opinioned,
wedded to an opinion,
opini=atre;
bigoted
etc.
(obstinate)
606;
crotchety,
fussy,
impracticable;
unreasonable,
stupid
etc.
499;
credulous
etc.
486;
warped.
misjudged
etc.
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Roget 1:
existing
etc.
v.;
existent,
under the sun;
in existence
etc.
n.;
extant;
afloat,
afoot,
on foot,
current,
prevalent;
undestroyed.
real,
actual,
positive,
absolute;
true
etc.
494;
substantial,
substantive;
self-existing,
self-existent;
essential.
well-founded,
well-grounded;
unideal†,
unimagined;
not potential
etc.
2;
authentic.
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Roget 84:
numeral,
complementary,
divisible,
aliquot,
reciprocal,
prime,
relatively prime,
fractional,
decimal,
figurate†,
incommensurable.
proportional,
exponential,
logarithmic,
logometric†,
differential,
fluxional†,
integral,
totitive†.
positive,
negative;
rational,
irrational;
surd,
radical,
real;
complex,
imaginary;
finite;
infinite;
impossible.
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Roget 739:
severe;
strict,
hard,
harsh,
dour,
rigid,
stiff,
stern,
rigorous,
uncompromising,
exacting,
exigent,
exigeant†,
inexorable,
inflexible,
obdurate,
austere,
hard-headed,
hard-nosed,
hard-shell [U.S.],
relentless,
Spartan,
Draconian,
stringent,
strait-laced,
searching,
unsparing,
iron-handed,
peremptory,
absolute,
positive,
arbitrary,
imperative;
coercive
etc.
744;
tyrannical,
extortionate,
grinding,
withering,
oppressive,
inquisitorial;
inclement
etc.
(ruthless)
914.1;
cruel
etc.
(malevolent)
907;
haughty,
arrogant
etc.
885;
precisian†.
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Roget 82:
conformable to rule;
regular
etc.
136;
according to regulation,
according to rule,
according to Hoyle,
according to Cocker,
according to Gunter;
en regle [Fr.],
selon les regles [Fr.],
well regulated,
orderly;
symmetric
etc.
242.
conventional
etc.
(customary)
613;
of daily occurrence,
of everyday occurrence;
in the natural order of things;
ordinary,
common,
habitual,
usual,
everyday,
workaday.
in the order of the day;
naturalized.
typical,
normal,
nominal,
formal;
canonical,
orthodox,
sound,
strict,
rigid,
positive,
uncompromising,
Procrustean.
secundum artem [Lat.],
shipshape,
technical.
exempIe [Fr.].
illustrative,
in point.
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Roget 31:
great;
greater
etc.
33;
large,
considerable,
fair,
above par;
big,
huge
etc.
(large in size)
192;
Herculean,
cyclopean;
ample;
abundant;
etc.
(enough)
639
full,
intense,
strong,
sound,
passing,
heavy,
plenary,
deep,
high;
signal,
at its height,
in the zenith.
world-wide,
widespread,
far-famed,
extensive;
wholesale;
many
etc.
102.
goodly,
noble,
precious,
mighty;
sad,
grave,
heavy,
serious;
far gone,
arrant,
downright;
utter,
uttermost;
crass,
gross,
arch,
profound,
intense,
consummate;
rank,
uninitiated,
red-hot,
desperate;
glaring,
flagrant,
stark staring;
thorough-paced,
thoroughgoing;
roaring,
thumping;
extraordinary. ;
important
etc.
642;
unsurpassed
etc.
(supreme)
33;
complete
etc.
52.
august,
grand,
dignified,
sublime,
majestic
etc.
(repute)
873.
vast,
immense,
enormous,
extreme;
inordinate,
excessive,
extravagant,
exorbitant,
outrageous,
preposterous,
unconscionable,
swinging,
monstrous,
overgrown;
towering,
stupendous,
prodigious,
astonishing,
incredible;
marvelous
etc.
870.
unlimited
etc.
(infinite)
105;
unapproachable,
unutterable,
indescribable,
ineffable,
unspeakable,
inexpressible,
beyond expression,
fabulous.
undiminished,
unabated,
unreduced†,
unrestricted.
absolute,
positive,
stark,
decided,
unequivocal,
essential,
perfect,
finished.
remarkable,
of mark,
marked,
pointed,
veriest;
noteworthy;
renowned.
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2 positive
Persuaded of; very sure:
— I am positive he is lying.
synonyms: confident, convinced.
Roget 535:
asserting
etc.
v.;
declaratory,
predicatory†,
pronunciative†,
affirmative,
soi-disant [Fr.];
positive;
certain
etc.
474;
express,
explicit
etc.
(patent)
525;
absolute,
emphatic,
flat,
broad,
round,
pointed,
marked,
distinct,
decided,
confident,
trenchant,
dogmatic,
definitive,
formal,
solemn,
categorical,
peremptory;
unretracted†;
predicable.
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Roget 484:
believing
etc.
v.;
certain,
sure,
assured,
positive,
cocksure,
satisfied,
confident,
unhesitating,
convinced,
secure.
under the impression;
impressed with,
imbued with,
penetrated with.
confiding,
suspectless†;
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious;
void of suspicion;
credulous
etc.
486;
wedded to.
believed
etc.
v.;
accredited,
putative;
unsuspected.
worthy of,
deserving of,
commanding belief;
credible,
reliable,
trustworthy,
to be depended on;
satisfactory;
probably
etc.
472;
fiducial†,
fiduciary;
persuasive,
impressive.
relating to belief,
doctrinal.
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3 positive
Involving advantage or good:
— A plus (or positive) factor.
synonym: plus.
Polish: dodatni
4 positive
Indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen:
— A positive pregnancy test.
synonym: confirming.
Polish: dodatni, pozytywny, plusowy
5 positive
Formally laid down or imposed:
— Positive laws.
synonym: prescribed.
6 positive
Impossible to deny or disprove:
— Proof positive.
synonyms: incontrovertible, irrefutable.
Roget 474:
certain,
sure,
assured
etc.
v.;
solid,
well-founded.
unqualified,
absolute,
positive,
determinate,
definite,
clear,
unequivocal,
categorical,
unmistakable,
decisive,
decided,
ascertained.
inevitable,
unavoidable,
avoidless†;
ineluctable.
unerring,
infallible;
unchangeable
etc.
150;
to be depended on,
trustworthy,
reliable,
bound.
unimpeachable,
undeniable,
unquestionable;
indisputable,
incontestable,
incontrovertible,
indubitable;
irrefutable
etc.
(proven)
478;
conclusive,
without power of appeal.
indubious†;
without doubt,
beyond a doubt,
without a shade or shadow of doubt,
without question,
beyond question;
past dispute;
clear as day;
beyond all question,
beyond all dispute;
undoubted,
uncontested,
unquestioned,
undisputed;
questionless†,
doubtless.
authoritative,
authentic,
official.
sure as fate,
sure as death and taxes,
sure as a gun.
evident,
self-evident,
axiomatic;
clear,
clear as day,
clear as the sun at noonday.
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Polish: święty, niepodważalny, niezbity
7 positive
Of or relating to positivism:
— Positive philosophy.
synonyms: positivist, positivistic.
Dutch: positivistisch
Polish: pozytywistyczny
8 positive
Reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion.
9 positive
10 positive
11 positive
Marked by excessive confidence:
— The less he knows the more positive he gets.
synonyms: cocksure, overconfident.
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