ALL meanings of affirmative
af·firm·a·tive
A a - adjective affirmative An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'. 3
- adjective affirmative In grammar, an affirmative clause is positive and does not contain a negative word. 3
- adjective affirmative confirming or asserting something as true or valid 3
- adjective affirmative indicating agreement or assent 3
- adjective affirmative (of a categorial proposition) affirming the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in all birds have feathers; some men are married 3
- adjective affirmative not containing negation 3
- noun affirmative a positive assertion 3
- noun affirmative a word or phrase stating agreement or assent, such as yes (esp in the phrase answer in the affirmative) 3
- noun affirmative an affirmative proposition 3
- sentence substitute affirmative a signal codeword used to express assent or confirmation 3
- adjective affirmative saying that something stated is true; answering “yes” 3
- adjective affirmative bold or confident in asserting 3
- adjective affirmative optimistic or hopeful; not negative or cynical 3
- adjective affirmative affirming something about a subject 3
- noun affirmative a word or expression indicating assent or agreement (Ex.: yes, aye) 3
- noun affirmative an affirmative statement 3
- noun affirmative the point of view that upholds the proposition being debated 3
- interjection affirmative yes 1
- adjective affirmative of a positive response 1
- adjective affirmative affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something. 1
- adjective affirmative expressing agreement or consent; assenting: an affirmative reply. 1
- adjective affirmative positive; not negative. 1
- adjective affirmative Logic. noting a proposition in which a property of a subject is affirmed, as “All men are happy.”. 1
- noun affirmative something that affirms or asserts; a positive statement or proposition; affirmation. 1
- noun affirmative a reply indicating assent, as Yes or I do. 1
- noun affirmative a manner or mode that indicates assent: a reply in the affirmative. 1
- noun 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. 1
- noun affirmative Expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes. 1
- adjective affirmative (algebra) positive; not negative. 0
- noun affirmative Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. 0
- noun affirmative (grammatical terminology) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance. 0
- noun affirmative (Obsolete (No longer in use)) An assertion. 0
- adjective affirmative pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming. 0
- adjective affirmative pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result. 0
- adjective affirmative positive. 0
- adjective affirmative Confirmative; ratifying. 0
- adjective affirmative dogmatic. 0
- adjective affirmative (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. 0