English Dictionary
Definition positive in British English
positive
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ approach, attitude, outlook, view
▪ feedback, reaction, reinforcement, response
Are you positive that there's been no mistake?
We'd met before - I was positive about that.
a positive attitude
The experiment is working well and feedback is very positive.
a positive experience, situation, result etc is a good one
School was a totally positive experience for me.
The positive aspects of parenthood are rarely written about.
used about someone or something that encourages positive behaviour, attitudes etc
Students learn better in this positive environment.
used for emphasizing how true, important etc something is
The whole thing was a positive embarrassment.
if you do something positive, you do something to try to improve a situation or to help someone rather than doing nothing
You must be prepared to make a positive contribution to the business.
The indications are positive that this year's festival will be a success.
a positive result in a medical test means that the person has the disease or condition that was tested for
a positive diagnosis
used for saying that someone's blood contains a substance called Rhesus factor. You can say that someone is Rhesus positive or that their blood group is, for example, O positive or A positive.
a positive image such as a photograph shows light and colours in the same way that the original image does
with the same electrical charge as a proton
