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affirmative

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/ adjective

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Latin root: affirmativus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about affirmative at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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

noun

  1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    That’s an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
  2. An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  3. An assertion.

interjection

  1. Yes; true; correct.

Origin

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

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Related Words: affirmatoryassentientagreeingpositiveprofavorableconcessiveoptimisticassentingconcedingfavoringaffirm

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