affirmative
affirmative is a 11-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
- adjective. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
- adjective. Positive; dogmatic.
- adjective. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
- adjective. Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
- noun. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
- noun. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
- noun. a reply of affirmation
"he answered in the affirmative"
- adjective. affirming or giving assent
"an affirmative decision"
"affirmative votes"
- adjective. expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"approbative criticism"
"an affirmative nod"
- adjective. expecting the best
"an affirmative outlook"
Synonyms
affirmatory, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive, optimistic
Common word forms
affirmatives, affirmatively, affirmativeness
Words from these letters
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