positive vs adjective

adjective vs positive

positive and adjective both are nouns.

positive and adjective both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, adjective is a hypernym of positive; that is, adjective is a word with a broader meaning than positive:

positive: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
adjective: a word that expresses an attribute of something

Other hypernyms of positive include adverb.

positive (noun)	adjective (noun)
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject	a word that expresses an attribute of something
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution	the word class that qualifies nouns

positive (adjective)	adjective (adjective)
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.	relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen	of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
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

Difference between positive and adjective

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