positif

French

Etymology

From Latin positīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.zi.tif/

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Adjective

positif (feminine positive, masculine plural positifs, feminine plural positives)

1. positive (characteristic)
2. (number) positive or zero. nonnegative
3. positive (for e.g. a drug test)

Antonyms

• négatif

Derived terms

• faux positif
• séropositif
• strictement positif

Noun

positif m (plural positifs)

1. positive, something positive
2. (physics) positive (electrical polarity)
3. (linguistics) positive form

Further reading

• “positif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch positief, from French positif, from Latin positivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈsitɪf]
• Hyphenation: po‧si‧tif

Adjective

positif

1. positive
   1. not negative or neutral.
   2. greater than zero.
   3. actual, real, concrete.
   4. affirmative.

Noun

positif (first-person possessive positifku, second-person possessive positifmu, third-person possessive positifnya)

1. (photography) positive, a positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.

Affixed terms

• kepositifan
• memositifkan

 

Further reading

• “positif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.