affirmative
Pronunciation: /əˈfɜːmətɪv/
The English word “affirmative” has 12 meanings listed here.
adjective
- pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
- pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
- positive
- Confirmative; ratifying.
- Dogmatic.
- Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
- positive; not negative
noun
- Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- An assertion.
interjection
Etymology
From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).
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More English words
- affirmatio
- affirmation
- affirmational
- affirmationally
- affirmative action
- affirmative defense
- affirmative pregnant
- affirmative resolution
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