Affirmative (adjective)
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
“an affirmative answer”
Affirmative (adjective)
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
Affirmative (adjective)
positive
“an affirmative vote”
Affirmative (adjective)
Confirmative; ratifying.
“an act affirmative of common law”
Affirmative (adjective)
dogmatic
Affirmative (adjective)
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Affirmative (adjective)
positive; not negative
Affirmative (noun)
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
“That’s an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.”
“10-4 good buddy. That’s an affirmative – the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.”
“negative”
Affirmative (noun)
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Affirmative (noun)
An assertion.
Affirmative (interjection)
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
Affirmative (interjection)
Yes; true; correct.
Affirmation (noun)
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
Affirmation (noun)
The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
Affirmation (noun)
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Affirmative (adjective)
agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request
“an affirmative answer”
Affirmative (adjective)
stating that a fact is so; making an assertion
“affirmative sentences”
Affirmative (adjective)
(of a vote) expressing approval or agreement.
Affirmative (adjective)
relating to or denoting proposed legislation which must receive a parliamentary vote in its favour before it can come into force
“regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure”
Affirmative (adjective)
offering emotional support
“the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come”
Affirmative (noun)
a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request
“he accepted her reply as an affirmative”
Affirmative (noun)
a word used in making assertions or to express consent.
Affirmative (noun)
a statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition.
Affirmative (noun)
a position of agreement or confirmation
“his answer veered towards the affirmative”
Affirmative (interjection)
expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes.
Affirmation (noun)
the action or process of affirming something
“an affirmation of basic human values”
“he nodded in affirmation”
Affirmation (noun)
a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath.
Affirmation (noun)
emotional support or encouragement
“the lack of one or both parents’ affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled”