All 8 Uses of
positive
in
Dune
- I swear he takes a positive delight in it.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- He has almost outlasted his usefulness, almost reached the point of positive danger to my person.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- Could your Fremen provide me with proof positive that the Sardaukar are here in Harkonnen uniform?
Book 2 (definition 1) *positive = certain
- And she recalled a Bene Gesserit axiom: "The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off.†
Book 2 (definition 1)
- Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end.†
Book 2 (definition 1)
- He could not be certain what he would do, but of one thing he was positive: he did not want the water distilled out of Jamis' flesh.
Book 2 (definition 1)positive = certain
- The measure of Count Fenring's friendship may be seen first in a positive thing: he allayed the Landsraad's suspicions after the Arrakis Affair.
Book 3 (definition 2) *positive = good
- LITERJON: a one-liter container for transporting water on Arrakis; made of high-density, shatterproof plastic with positive seal.†
Book Term (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
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(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect) good or beneficial