positive
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːzɪtɪv/
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positivo
- The positive was so familiar that, like the harp, it came to symbolize music itself.
Examples
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Looking back at the positives from our wedding, we cherish those joyful memories.
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The photographer organized his collection, ensuring each positive was properly labeled.
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Reviewers should note the positives indicated by the data as well as areas needing improvement.
Academic text (2013) -
The results of anti-doping tests containing the steroid positive arrived shortly after the two-week Olympic Games concluded.
Blog text (1) -
I found several beautiful positives from my trip to the mountains last summer.
Antonyms
Compounds
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A process where a small change causes larger changes in a system
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An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
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Part of economics that describes, explains, and predicts how the economy works without giving opinions
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A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people
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An adverb that shows a simple way something happens, not a comparison
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The base form of an adjective or adverb that shows a quality without comparison
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The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
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A small particle with positive electric charge that turns into other tiny particles
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A battery terminal marked with a plus sign that connects to the red wire
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A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again
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Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again
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Something like praise or a reward that makes someone do something again
Surface Forms
Etymology
Positive for a photograph comes from the Latin root posit- from ponere 'to put', used for an image that is 'placed' to match the original light and dark. So a photographic positive is a print where the tones look the same as the real scene.