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 [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

adj

1. confirming or asserting something as true or valid an affirmative statement

2. indicating agreement or assent an affirmative answer

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic

a.  (of a categorial proposition) affirming the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in all birds have feathers; some men are married

b.  not containing negation Compare negative [12]

n

1. a positive assertion

2. (Linguistics) a word or phrase stating agreement or assent, such as yes (esp in the phrase answer in the affirmative)

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic an affirmative proposition

the affirmative Chiefly US and Canadian the side in a debate that supports the proposition

sentence substitute

(Military) Military a signal codeword used to express assent or confirmation

affirmatively  adv

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 He was eager for an affirmative answer.
denying, negative, disagreeing, dissenting, disapproving, negating

Translations

affirmative [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

A. ADJ → afirmativo

B. N to answer in the affirmative → dar una respuesta afirmativa, contestar afirmativamente

C. CPD affirmative action N (US) (Pol) → medidas fpl a favor de las minorías

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Affirmative action es el término estadounidense que hace referencia al tratamiento privilegiado que reciben las minorías étnicas y las mujeres en lo que concierne al empleo o la educación. La administración del presidente Kennedy puso en marcha esta política en los años sesenta, estableciendo cuotas para asegurar más puestos de trabajo y plazas universitarias a aquellos colectivos con baja representación, lo cual se garantizó gracias a la Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades Laborales (Equal Employment Opportunities Act), de 1972. Esta discriminación positiva fue para muchos la causa de que fueran a su vez discriminados los colectivos no minoritarios, por ejemplo, los hombres de raza blanca, por lo que la aplicación estricta de los cupos se ha relajado un tanto desde entonces.

affirmative [əˈfɜː^rmətɪv]

adj [answer] → affirmatif/ive

n
in the affirmative → par l'affirmative
to answer in the affirmative → répondre par l'affirmative, répondre affirmativement
affirmative action (US) n (= positive discrimination) → discrimination f positive

affirmative

n (Gram) → Bejahung f; (sentence) → bejahender or positiver Satz; to answer in the affirmative → bejahend or mit Ja antworten; put these sentences into the affirmative → drücken Sie diese Sätze bejahend aus

adj → bejahend, positiv; (Gram) → affirmativ (form), → bejahend; the answer is affirmative → die Antwort ist bejahend or ja

interj → richtig

affirmative [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

1. adj → affermativo/a

2. n to answer in the affirmative → rispondere affermativamente or di sì