Positive

adjective

1. formally laid down or imposed : prescribed
2. active and effective in social or economic function rather than merely maintaining peace and order
3. indicating, relating to, or characterized by affirmation, addition, inclusion, or presence rather than negation, withholding, or absence
4. having rendition of light and shade similar in tone to the tones of the original subject
5. contributing toward or characterized by increase or progression
6. directed or moving toward a source of stimulation
7. real and numerically greater than zero
8. being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the proton is the elementary unit and which predominates in a glass body after being rubbed with silk
9. having more protons than electrons
10. having higher electric potential and constituting the part from which the current flows to the external circuit
11. being an electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube
12. expressed clearly or peremptorily
13. marked by or indicating acceptance, approval, or affirmation
14. affirming the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organism suspected to be present
15. having a test result indicating the presence especially of a condition, substance, or organismalso
16. converging light rays and forming a real inverted imageof a lens
17. having a good effect : favorable
18. marked by optimism
19. fully assured : confident
20. of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison that is expressed in English by the unmodified and uninflected form of an adjective or adverb and denotes no increase or diminution
21. independent of changing circumstances : unconditioned
22. relating to or constituting a motion or device that is definite, unyielding, constant, or certain in its action
23. incontestable
24. unqualified
25. not fictitious : real