What is the difference between positive and good?
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(legal) Formally laid down.
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Stated definitively and without qualification.
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Fully assured in opinion.
(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero.
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
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Overconfident, dogmatic.
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(chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
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(physics) Having more protons than electrons.
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
Optimistic.
(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').
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
A favourable point or characteristic.
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
(grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
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#*:When we are happy, we are always good', but when we are ' good , we are not always happy.
#Competent or talented.
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#*:Those are generally good' at flattering who are ' good for nothing else.
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#Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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#Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
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#*:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good , serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
#(lb) Real; actual; serious.
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#*:Love no man in good earnest.
(lb) Of properties and qualities.
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##Edible; not stale or rotten.
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#Beneficial; worthwhile.
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#*:My reasons are both good and weighty.
(lb) With "and", extremely.
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(lb) Of quantities.
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#Large in amount or size.
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#*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
That is good: an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
(nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
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(uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
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, title= (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
(uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
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(countable, usually in plural) An item of merchandise.
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To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
To make good; turn to good; improve.
To make improvements or repairs.
To benefit; gain.
To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
Good is a synonym of positive.
As adjectives the difference between positive and good
is that positive is formally laid down while good is Of people.As nouns the difference between positive and good
is that positive is a thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual while good is the forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.As an interjection good is
that is good: an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.As an adverb good is
well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.As a verb good is
to thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.As a proper noun Good is
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive , not so.
- Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward’s son.
- I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
- a positive voice in legislation.
- Some positive , persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so.
- Positive good.
- A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
- ‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’.
- The idea of beauty is not positive , but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
- The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it.
- The results of our experiment are positive .
- A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
- The first-night reviews were largely positive .
- Good lord, you've built up a positive arsenal of weaponry here.
- He has a positive outlook on life.
- 2009 , Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner , John Wiley & Sons,
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- 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...
Antonyms
* (physics) negative * (mathematics) nonpositive * (doubtful) uncertain, unsure * (spiritual quality) bad, evil, nongoodDerived terms
* positivism * dipositive * positive crystal * positive degree * positive electricity * positive eyepiece * positive law * positively * positive motion * positive philosophy * positive pole * positive quantity * positive rotation * positive sign * positive contribution * tripositive * unipositiveNoun
(en noun)- (South)
good
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(wikipedia good)Etymology 1
From (etyl) good, from (etyl) . Related to gather.Alternative forms
* (poetic contraction)Adjective
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- dorr?̅', '''d?r?''' adj. & n. toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and ' god Almande mylk.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part.
Synonyms
* (having positive attributes) not bad, all right, satisfactory, decent * (healthful) well * (competent or talented) accomplishedAntonyms
* (having positive attributes) bad, poor * (ethical) bad, evilDerived terms
* come from a good place * do well by doing good * fight the good fight * for good * good afternoon * good and * * good books * goodbye * good day * good drunk * gooden * good-for-nothing * good graces * good grief * goodish * good job * good morning * goodly * goodness * good night * good to go * good works * the good die young * too much of a good thingInterjection
(en interjection)- Good! I can leave now.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) , all from the adjective.Adverb
- If Silvertip refuses to give you the horse, grab him before he can draw a weapon, and beat him good . You're big enough to do it.
- The one thing that we can't do...''is throw out the baby with the bathwater.''...'' We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this''... high-quality website.
Derived terms
* but goodEtymology 3
From (etyl) good, god, from (etyl) .Noun
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- There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?
- The good' of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the ' good of each of the members composing it.
- Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.