Positive
adjective
Sure or certain.
She was positively identified as the thief.
Often appears as...
- positive identification
- positive result
adjective
Full of hope or confidence.
Keep a positive attitude and you will succeed.
Often appears as...
- positive attitude
- positive thinking
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Approving
adjective
Good and helpful.
His positive contribution to the team was significant.
Often appears as...
- positive contribution
- positive impact
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Approving
adjective
Containing or having a charge of electricity that is the opposite of negative.
The positive terminal of a battery.
Often appears as...
- positive charge
- positive terminal
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Technical
adjective
Having or showing the presence of a disease or virus.
She tested positive for the virus.
Often appears as...
- test positive
- positive result
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Technical
noun
A good or constructive feature.
Let's focus on the positives of the situation.
Often appears as...
- focus on the positive
- positive aspect
adjective
Sure or certain.
She was positively identified as the thief.
Often appears as...
- positive identification
- positive result
adjective
Full of hope or confidence.
Keep a positive attitude and you will succeed.
Often appears as...
- positive attitude
- positive thinking
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Good and helpful.
His positive contribution to the team was significant.
Often appears as...
- positive contribution
- positive impact
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Containing or having a charge of electricity that is the opposite of negative.
The positive terminal of a battery.
Often appears as...
- positive charge
- positive terminal
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Having or showing the presence of a disease or virus.
She tested positive for the virus.
Often appears as...
- test positive
- positive result
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A good or constructive feature.
Let's focus on the positives of the situation.
Often appears as...
- focus on the positive
- positive aspect
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Strength
Used to express no doubt about a situation or identification.
The alibi was positive, putting him miles away from the crime.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Adverb
'Positively' as an adverb to emphasize certainty.
The witnesses are positively sure of their testimonies.
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Strength
Used to express no doubt about a situation or identification.
The alibi was positive, putting him miles away from the crime.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Adverb
'Positively' as an adverb to emphasize certainty.
The witnesses are positively sure of their testimonies.
Pro Tip 1/2Certainty Strength
Used to express no doubt about a situation or identification.
The alibi was positive, putting him miles away from the crime.
Pro Tip 2/2Enhancing Adverb
'Positively' as an adverb to emphasize certainty.
The witnesses are positively sure of their testimonies.
Compare with
affirmativeassureconfidentconstructiveencouragefavourablegoodhopefuloptimistic
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and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make. Critical thinking can give us the tools to sift through a sea of information and find what we're looking for. And if enough of us use it, it has the power to make the world a more reasonable place.
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That can build the numerical skills that help students approach math with confidence later on. Importantly, you should give children the time and space to work through their answers. And if you're an administrator, make sure your teachers have the positive attitudes and mathematical confidence necessary
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or cultural leaders. Of course, not everyone who pursues these positions of power is narcissistic. Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it.
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and we'll work together. And you can keep an eye on me to make sure that we create something positive and powerful, showing the world the beauty of albinism. And they said okay. And I was like, fantastic, let's do this! So in walks the first person I'm about to photograph.
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How the food you eat...
Brands with too much sugar and not enough bacteria may not actually help. These are just general guidelines. More research is needed before we fully understand exactly how any of these foods interact with our microbiomes. We see positive correlations,
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classes so the concept would have been embedded first well that woman she inspired me to get out of the house and try to change the world and a positive and meaningful way and so that is my mission to try to inspire students to try to help create
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by making her think she sank those blindfolded shots and by cheering and giving her positive reinforcement it's almost like we hacked her self-confidence and got her to believe more in her natural abilities in fact
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How does caffeine keep...
To summarize, adenosine inhibits your neurons. Caffeine inhibits the inhibitor, so it stimulates you. Caffeine can also boost positive feelings. In some neurons, the adenosine receptors
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Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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5 tips to improve your...
and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make. Critical thinking can give us the tools to sift through a sea of information and find what we're looking for. And if enough of us use it, it has the power to make the world a more reasonable place.
Video examples
Why do people get so...
That can build the numerical skills that help students approach math with confidence later on. Importantly, you should give children the time and space to work through their answers. And if you're an administrator, make sure your teachers have the positive attitudes and mathematical confidence necessary
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The psychology of...
or cultural leaders. Of course, not everyone who pursues these positions of power is narcissistic. Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
and we'll work together. And you can keep an eye on me to make sure that we create something positive and powerful, showing the world the beauty of albinism. And they said okay. And I was like, fantastic, let's do this! So in walks the first person I'm about to photograph.
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How the food you eat...
Brands with too much sugar and not enough bacteria may not actually help. These are just general guidelines. More research is needed before we fully understand exactly how any of these foods interact with our microbiomes. We see positive correlations,
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How math saved my life PIPE...
classes so the concept would have been embedded first well that woman she inspired me to get out of the house and try to change the world and a positive and meaningful way and so that is my mission to try to inspire students to try to help create
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The Power of Positivity...
by making her think she sank those blindfolded shots and by cheering and giving her positive reinforcement it's almost like we hacked her self-confidence and got her to believe more in her natural abilities in fact
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How does caffeine keep...
To summarize, adenosine inhibits your neurons. Caffeine inhibits the inhibitor, so it stimulates you. Caffeine can also boost positive feelings. In some neurons, the adenosine receptors
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Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I am positive - determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
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Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
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Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I am positive - determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
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Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
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