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affirmative
English
Etymology
From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??f??m?t?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /??f?m?t?v/
Adjective
affirmative (comparative more affirmative, superlative most affirmative)
- pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
- pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
- positive
- Confirmative; ratifying.
- dogmatic
- 1732, George Berkeley, Alciphron, or the Minute Philosopher
- Lysicles was a little disconcerted by the affirmative air of Crito.
- 1732, George Berkeley, Alciphron, or the Minute Philosopher
- (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
- (algebra) positive; not negative
Derived terms
- affirmative action
- affirmatively
Translations
Noun
affirmative (plural affirmatives)
- Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- Antonym: negative
- (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- (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.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
Translations
Interjection
affirmative
- An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
- (military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
See also
- affirmative sentence
References
- affirmative at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.fi?.ma.tiv/
Adjective
affirmative
- feminine singular of affirmatif
German
Adjective
affirmative
- inflection of affirmativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
affirm?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of affirm?t?vus
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ratifying
English
Verb
ratifying
- present participle of ratify
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