Italian

Adjective

positivo m ‎(feminine singular positiva, masculine plural positivi, feminine plural positive)

1. positive

Antonyms

• negativo

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

positīvō

1. dative masculine singular of positīvus
2. dative neuter singular of positīvus
3. ablative masculine singular of positīvus
4. ablative neuter singular of positīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin posītivus ‎(“positive”), from the past participle stem of pōnō ‎(“I place”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.zi.ˈt͡ʃi.vu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.zi.ˈt͡ʃi.vo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.zi.ˈti.vu/
• Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vo

Adjective

positivo m ‎(feminine singular positiva, masculine plural positivos, feminine plural positivas, not comparable)

1. affirmative (asserting that something is true)
2. (mathematics, of a number) positive (greater than zero)
3. (physics): positive (having more protons than electrons)
4. (comparable) positive (characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better)
5. (comparable) optimistic
6. (grammar) positive (describing the primary sense of a word; not comparative or superlative, not augmentative or diminutive)

Synonyms

• (affirmative): afirmativo, confirmador, confirmante, confirmativo, confirmatório
• (characterized by constructiveness): construtivo
• (optimistic): otimista, otimístico

Antonyms

• (affirmative): negativo
• (greater than zero): negativo
• (having more protons than electrons): negativo
• (optimistic): pessimista, pessimístico

Coordinate terms

• (describing the primary sense of a word): aumentativo, comparativo, diminutivo, superlativo

Related terms

Spanish

Adjective

positivo m ‎(feminine singular positiva, masculine plural positivos, feminine plural positivas)

1. positive

Antonyms

• negativo

Related terms

• VIH positivo