Sure vs. Positive
Sureadjective
Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
Sureadjective
Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
Sureadjective
Certain to act or be a specified way.
Sureadjective
(obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
Sureadjective
(obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
Sureadverb
(modal adverb) Without doubt, certainly.
Sureinterjection
Yes. (Expresses noncommittal agreement or consent.)
Sureinterjection
Yes; of course.
Sureadjective
Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
Sureadjective
Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
Sureadjective
Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring.
Sureadjective
Betrothed; engaged to marry.
Sureadjective
Free from danger; safe; secure.
Sureadverb
In a sure manner; safely; certainly.
Sureadjective
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured;
Sureadjective
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
Sureadjective
certain to occur; destined or inevitable;
Sureadjective
physically secure or dependable;
Sureadjective
capable of being depended on;
Sureadjective
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence;
Sureadjective
infallible or unfailing;
Sureadjective
certain not to fail;
Sureadjective
impossible to doubt or dispute;
Sureadverb
definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely');
Positiveadjective
Not negative or neutral.
Positiveadjective
(legal) Formally laid down.
Positiveadjective
Stated definitively and without qualification.
Positiveadjective
Fully assured in opinion.
Positiveadjective
(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
Positiveadjective
Overconfident, dogmatic.
Positiveadjective
Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
Positiveadjective
(physics) Having more protons than electrons.
Positiveadjective
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
Positiveadjective
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
Positiveadjective
(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
Positiveadjective
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
Positiveadjective
Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
Positiveadjective
Optimistic.
Positiveadjective
(chemistry) electropositive
Positiveadjective
(chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
Positiveadjective
(slang) HIV positive.
Positiveadjective
(New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').
Positivenoun
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
Positivenoun
A favourable point or characteristic.
Positivenoun
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
Positivenoun
(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Positivenoun
(grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
Positivenoun
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
Positivenoun
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
Positivenoun
A positive result of a test.
Positiveadjective
Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; - opposed to negative.
Positiveadjective
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; - opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals.
Positiveadjective
Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; - opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise.
Positiveadjective
Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof.
Positiveadjective
Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
Positiveadjective
Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; - said of persons.
Positiveadjective
Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a positive voice in legislation.
Positiveadjective
Corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
Positiveadjective
Electro-positive.
Positiveadjective
Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces; as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a friction clutch is not.
Positiveadjective
Designating a method of steering or turning in which the steering wheels move so that they describe concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from side slip or harmful resistance.
Positivenoun
That which is capable of being affirmed; reality.
Positivenoun
That which settles by absolute appointment.
Positivenoun
The positive degree or form.
Positivenoun
A picture in which the lights and shades correspond in position with those of the original, instead of being reversed, as in a negative.
Positivenoun
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
Positivenoun
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Positiveadjective
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.;
Positiveadjective
having a positive electric charge;
Positiveadjective
involving advantage or good;
Positiveadjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen;
Positiveadjective
formally laid down or imposed;
Positiveadjective
impossible to deny or disprove;
Positiveadjective
of or relating to positivism;
Positiveadjective
greater than zero;
Positiveadjective
marked by excessive confidence;
Positiveadjective
persuaded of; very sure;
Positiveadjective
granting what has been desired or requested;
