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Affirmative

noun
/əˈfɜːmətɪv/
Word Frequency: 5.3

Definitions

1.nounYes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
"10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway."
2.noun(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
3.nounAn assertion.
4.adjectivePertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
"an affirmative answer"
5.adjectivePertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
6.adjectivePositive
"an affirmative vote"
7.adjectiveConfirmative; ratifying.
"an act affirmative of common law"
8.adjectiveDogmatic
9.adjectiveExpressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
10.adjectivePositive; not negative
11.interjectionAn elaborate synonym for the word yes.
12.interjection(especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.

Synonyms

affirmatoryassentientagreeingpositiveprofavorableconcessiveoptimisticassentingconcedingfavoringaffirm

Antonyms

negative

Rhymes With

dermot ofhermit ofmcdermott of
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