Adjective

(en adjective)

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

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* 1971 , William S. Burroughs, , page 6

Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people.

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Various, assorted, diverse.

* 2006 , Delbert S. Elliott et al., Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context , Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521863575, page 19:

In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.

Distinct, separate; (used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity).

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Unlike most others; unusual.

Adjective

(en adjective)

(legal) Formally laid down.

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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive , not so.

Stated definitively and without qualification.

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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward’s son.

Fully assured in opinion.

I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.

(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero.

Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.

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a positive voice in legislation.

Overconfident, dogmatic.

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Some positive , persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so.

(chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.

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Positive good.

(physics) Having more protons than electrons.

A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.

(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.

Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.

The idea of beauty is not positive , but depends on the different tastes of individuals.

Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.

The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it.

Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.

The results of our experiment are positive .

(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.

A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.

Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.

The first-night reviews were largely positive .

Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.

Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.

Optimistic.

He has a positive outlook on life.

(chemistry) electropositive

(chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.

(slang) HIV positive.

(New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').

2009 , Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner , John Wiley & Sons, p. 15

Negative feelings can be worked through and their energy converted into positive' energy... In crisis, normal patterns of self-organization fail, resulting in anxiety (negative energy). Being open systems, people can exchange this energy with the environment and create ' positive energy for taking action...