negative vs positive

positive vs negative

negative and positive both are nouns.

negative and positive both are adjectives.

negative is a verb but positive is not a verb.

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

negative (noun)	positive (noun)
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed	a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
a reply of denial	the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

negative (adjective)	positive (adjective)
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial	characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features	indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition	reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive	of or relating to positivism
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant	involving advantage or good
having a negative charge	persuaded of; very sure
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions	having a positive charge
involving disadvantage or harm	marked by excessive confidence
less than zero	formally laid down or imposed
	greater than zero
	impossible to deny or disprove

negative (verb)	positive (verb)
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Difference between negative and positive

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