the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See positive, a.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being positive; actualness; reality of existence; not mere negation; undoubting assurance; full confidence; peremptoriness.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
n. an amount greater than zero
n. the character of the positive electric pole
n. the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
n. the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
Word Usage
"But in the final analysis, the positive review simply in its positiveness, is displaying a passion, and therefore a reason to be passionate about whatever is reviewed, in this case, poetry, or poets."