positive
/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ noun C2- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic. · Not a bad situation when we weigh all the positives.
- Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
- A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.
- The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- A positive result of a test.
Plural positives
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“Yes,” replied Morcerf, “but that will plunge my mother into positive grief.”
“I’ve moved the bureau and I’ve taken out the drawers and I’ve looked in every crack and cranny” was Marilla’s positive answer.
For Anne the real excitement began with the dismissal of school and increased therefrom in crescendo until it reached to a crash of positive ecstasy in the concert itself.
Halfway up the path she met Jane and Diana rushing back to the pond in a state narrowly removed from positive frenzy.
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