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The correct spelling is positive.
How to pronounce positive
/ˈpɒzɪ̈tɪv/
nounIPA: /ˈpɒzɪ̈tɪv/
Say it like: Pos-iti-ve
The correct spelling is positive. A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual. For example: "I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong."
Usage Examples
“I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.”
“‘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.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- 2.A favourable point or characteristic.
- 3.Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- 4.(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
- 5.(grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
adjective
- 1.Not negative or neutral.
- 2.Formally laid down.
- 3.Stated definitively and without qualification.
- 4.Fully assured in opinion.
- 5.Of number, greater than zero.
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