varsinainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- positive adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
- substantive adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
Senses
varsinainen is used for these senses in English:
- positive Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]
- proper (often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]
- substantive (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
positive — full definition
- adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
- adj Certain or confident about something.
- adj Greater than zero, in mathematics.
- adj Showing the presence of a substance or condition being tested for, as in a medical test.
- noun A favorable point or characteristic.
proper — full definition
- adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
- adj Following accepted standards of behaviour or manners; correct and decorous.
- adj Belonging specifically and exclusively to a particular person or thing; used especially in "proper noun" for the name of a specific person, place, or thing.