positive vs positive-degree adverb

positive-degree adverb vs positive

positive and positive-degree adverb both are nouns.

positive is an adjective but positive-degree adverb is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
positive	Yes	Yes	No	No
positive-degree adverb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, positive-degree adverb is a hyponym of positive; that is, positive-degree adverb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than positive:

positive: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive-degree adverb: That state of an adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution.

Other hyponyms of positive include positive adverb.

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

positive (adjective)	positive-degree adverb (adjective)
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

Difference between positive and positive-degree adverb

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