affirmatory vs positive

affirmatory is not a noun while positive is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affirmatory	No	Yes	No	No
positive	Yes	Yes	No	No

affirmatory (noun)	positive (noun)
	a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
	the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

affirmatory (adjective)	positive (adjective)
affirming or giving assent	characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
	indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
	reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
	of or relating to positivism
	involving advantage or good
	persuaded of; very sure
	having a positive charge
	marked by excessive confidence
	formally laid down or imposed
	greater than zero
	impossible to deny or disprove