ADJECTIVE | all | affirmative, affirmatory | affirming or giving assent |
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all | affirmative, optimistic | expecting the best | |
all | affirmative, approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive | expressing or manifesting praise or approval | |
NOUN | communication | affirmative | a reply of affirmation |
Sounds | ahfer'mahtihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | affirming or giving assent. | |
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Synonym | affirmatory | |
Narrower | assentient | Expressing agreement or consent |
See also | favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing |
positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. | |
Opposite | negative | Expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial |
Spanish | afirmativo | |
Catalan | afirmatiu | |
Nouns | affirmative | a reply of affirmation |
Adverbs | affirmatively | in an affirmative manner |
Verbs | affirm | say yes to |
Meaning | Expecting the best. | |
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Example | "an affirmative outlook" | |
Synonym | optimistic | |
Broader | positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. |
Spanish | afirmativo, optimista, positivo | |
Catalan | optimista, positiu | |
Nouns | affirmativeness | the agreeable quality of one who assents |
Meaning | Expressing or manifesting praise or approval. | |
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Example | "an affirmative nod" | |
Synonyms | approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive | |
Broader | favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing |
Spanish | aprobativo, aprobatorio, aprovatorio | |
Catalan | aprovatori |
Meaning | A reply of affirmation. | |
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Example | "he answered in the affirmative" | |
Narrower | double negative | An affirmative constructed from two negatives |
yea | An affirmative | |
yes | An affirmative | |
Broader | avowal, avouchment, affirmation | A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
Opposite | negative | A reply of denial |
Spanish | afirmativo | |
Catalan | afirmatiu | |
Adjectives | affirmative | affirming or giving assent |
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