positive vs confirming

confirming vs positive

positive is a noun but confirming is not a noun.

positive and confirming both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, positive and confirming are synonyms defined as:

positive and confirming: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

positive (noun)	confirming (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

positive (adjective)	confirming (adjective)
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.	indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen	serving to support or corroborate
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 confirming

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