Word: Affirmative
How to pronounce: əˈfɜːmətɪv
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request.
2. Supportive, hopeful, or encouraging.
3. Stating that a fact is so; making an assertion.
Noun
Definitions:
1. A statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request.
Example sentences: "He accepted her reply as an affirmative"
2. A word or particle used in making assertions.
Example sentences: "In these cases, the complex content of the clause, either affirmative or negative, is symbolized by a single, unanalysable morpheme."
3. A statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition.
Example sentences: "A propositions, or universal affirmatives take the form: All S are P."
Exclamation
Definitions:
1. Expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes.
Example sentences: "Affirmative, sir, responded the ships tactical officer."
Synonyms:
constructive
assertive
optimistic
affirmative reply
positive answer
positive response
affirmative answer
a positive reply
Antonyms:
negative
Derivations:
affirmatively
affirmation
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Affirmative in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Affirmative
French: Affirmative
Italian: Affermativo
Turkish: Olumlu
