(advertising) One of four archetypal dramatic structures of commercials, characterized by an emotionally neutral beginning with an enormous leap in positive emotions generated by seeing the branded product in use.

(medicine, bacteriology, of a bacterium) That is stained violet by Gram's method

A believer in positivism.

Related to positivism, positivistic.

Infected by HIV.

(law) Law explicitly made, as compared to natural law, prescribed by express enactment or institution.

plural of positive

plural of positive law

(uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity. / (countable) The result of being positive

plural of positivist