English Explanatory Dictionary

affirmative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
  2. pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
  3. positive
  4. Confirmative; ratifying.
  5. Dogmatic.
  6. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
  7. positive; not negative
noun
  1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  2. An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  3. An assertion.
intj
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes; true; correct.

Pronunciation

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɝməɾɪv/ en-us-affirmative.ogg

Word forms

affirmative more affirmative most affirmative affirmatives

Etymology

From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).

Antonyms

negative

Related words

affirmative sentence

Derived words

affirmative action affirmative defense affirmatively affirmativeness affirmative pregnant affirmative resolution affirmative waste affirmativism affirmativist apefirmative action disaffirmative nonaffirmative trans-affirmative
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