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That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: positive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjective, adverb
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
shkalla pohore
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Breton:
derez-plaen
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Czech:
pozitiv
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Dutch:
stellende trap
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Finnish:
positiivi
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Finnish:
perusaste
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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French:
degré positif
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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French:
positif
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Georgian:
დადებითი ხარისხი
(dadebiti xarisxi)
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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German:
Positiv
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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German:
Grundstufe
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Hungarian:
alapfok
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Icelandic:
frumstig
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Irish:
bunchéim
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Italian:
positivo
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Japanese:
原級
(genkyū)
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Manx:
bun-cheim
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Polish:
stopień równy
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Portuguese:
grau positivo
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Portuguese:
positivo
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Russian:
положи́тельная сте́пень
(položítelʹnaja stépenʹ)
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Slovak:
pozitív
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Slovak:
prvý stupeň
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Slovene:
osnóvnik
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Spanish:
grado positivo
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Spanish:
positivo
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
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Welsh:
gradd gysefin
— that state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison
