| ADJECTIVE | all | affirmative, affirmatory | affirming or giving assent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | affirming or giving assent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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