affirmative

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

affirmative (comparative more affirmative, superlative most affirmative)

  1. pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
    an affirmative answer
  2. pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
  3. positive
    an affirmative vote
  4. Confirmative; ratifying.
    an act affirmative of common law
  5. Dogmatic.
  6. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
  7. (algebra) positive; not negative

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Noun

affirmative (plural affirmatives)

  1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    Antonym: negative
    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.
  2. (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  3. (obsolete) An assertion.
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
      that every hare is both male and female, beside the vulgar opinion, was the affirmative of Archelaus, of Plutarch, Philostratus, and many more.

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Interjection

affirmative

  1. Yes.
  2. (military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

affirmative

  1. feminine singular of affirmatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

affirmative

  1. inflection of affirmativ:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

affirmātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of affirmātīvus
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