affirmative (redirected from affirmatives)

af·fir·ma·tive  (-fûrm-tv)

adj.

1. Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer "yes": an affirmative reply.

2. Giving assent or approval; confirming: an affirmative vote.

3. Positive; optimistic: an affirmative outlook.

4. Logic Of, relating to, or being a proposition in which the predicate affirms something about the subject, such as the statement apples have seeds.

n.

1. A word or statement of agreement or assent, such as the word yes.

2. The side in a debate that upholds the proposition: Her team will speak for the affirmative.

adv.

Informal Used in place of the response "yes" to express confirmation or consent.

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af·firma·tive·ly adv.

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affirmative

Adjective

indicating agreement: an affirmative answer

Noun

a word or phrase indicating agreement, such as yes

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" affirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something yes - an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes" yea - an affirmative; "The yeas have it" double negative - an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome" negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
Adj.	1.	affirmative - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" affirmatory favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
	2.	affirmative - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" optimistic positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
	3.	affirmative - expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod" approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

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affirmative

adjective agreeing, confirming, positive, approving, consenting, favourable, concurring, assenting, corroborative << OPPOSITE negative

Translations

affirmative [əˈfəːmətɪv] adj → afirmativo

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affirmative [əˈfəːmətɪv] adj → affirmatif/ive

n in the affirmative → dans or par l'affirmative

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affirmative [əˈfəːmətɪv] affirm adj → bejahend

n to reply in the affirmative → mit "Ja" antworten

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affirmative [əˈfəːmətɪv] adj → affermativo/a

n in the affirmative → affermativamente