adjective

 

happy feeling happy about your life and your future

a positive attitude

 

encouraging Something that is positive makes you feel better about a situation.

We've shown people samples of the product and had a very positive response.

 

certain certain that something is true

"Are you sure you saw him?" "Absolutely positive."

 

proof showing without any doubt that something is true

positive proof

 

medical test If a medical test is positive, it shows that the person being tested has a disease or condition.

She did a pregnancy test and it was positive.

 

number In mathematics, a positive number is greater than zero.