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- Dictionaryaf·firm·a·tive/əˈfərmədiv/
adjective
- 1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: "an affirmative answer"
- 2. supportive, hopeful, or encouraging: "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
noun
- 1. a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request: "he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
- 2. a word or particle used in making assertions.
exclamation
- 1. expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes. North American
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1. : asserting that the fact is so. gave an affirmative answer. affirmative proof. 2. : positive. an affirmative approach. 3. : favoring or supporting a proposition or motion. an affirmative vote. was on the affirmative side in the debate. 4. logic : asserting a predicate of a subject. affirmatively adverb. responded affirmatively. affirmative.
Anything affirmative is approving of something: affirmative words support someone or something. Being affirmative is the opposite of being negative or contradicting. A pat on the back is affirmative so is a signature you need to complete a form.
AFFIRMATIVE definition: 1. relating to a statement that shows agreement or says "yes": 2. a word or statement that shows…. Learn more.
1. confirming or asserting something as true or valid. an affirmative statement. 2. indicating agreement or assent. an affirmative answer. 3. 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.
a reply indicating assent, as Yes or I do. a manner or mode that indicates assent: a reply in the affirmative. the side, as in a debate, that affirms or defends a statement that the opposite side denies or attacks: to speak for the affirmative.
AFFIRMATIVE meaning: 1. relating to a statement that shows agreement or says "yes": 2. a word or statement that shows…. Learn more.
1. confirming or asserting something as true or valid: an affirmative statement. 2. indicating agreement or assent: an affirmative answer. 3. (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.
Affirmative definition: Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer “yes”.
AFFIRMATIVE meaning: saying or showing that the answer is “yes” rather than “no”
affirmative meaning, definition, what is affirmative: an affirmative answer or action means ‘y...: Learn more.
