Dutch

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Etymology

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From positief +‎ -o, coined by Dutch comedians Van Kooten & De Bie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpoː.ziˈti.voː/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vo

Noun

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positivo m (plural positivo's)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) A person with a positive mindset.
    Opa Ivo is een echte positivo.
    Grandpa Ivo is a really cheery bloke.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin positīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /po.ziˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: po‧si‧tì‧vo

Adjective

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

  1. positive
    Antonym: negativo

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Further reading

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  • positivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Adjective

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positīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of positīvus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin posītīvus (positive), from the past participle stem of pōnō (to place).

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  • Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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

  1. affirmative (asserting that something is true)
    Synonyms: afirmativo, confirmador, confirmante, confirmativo, confirmatório
    Antonym: negativo
  2. (mathematics, of a number) positive (greater than zero)
    Antonym: negativo
  3. (physics): positive (having more protons than electrons)
    Antonym: negativo
  4. (comparable) positive (characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better)
    Synonym: construtivo
  5. (comparable) optimistic
    Synonyms: otimista, otimístico
    Antonyms: pessimista, pessimístico
  6. (grammar) positive (describing the primary sense of a word; not comparative or superlative, not augmentative or diminutive)
    Coordinate terms: aumentativo, comparativo, diminutivo, superlativo
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Interjection

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positivo

  1. (formal) yes
    Synonyms: afirmativo, sim
    Antonyms: negativo, não

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin positīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /posiˈtibo/ [po.siˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: po‧si‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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

  1. positive
    Antonym: negativo

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Verb

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positivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of positivar

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