affirmative

affirmative has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 11.

Definitions

• a.. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
• a.. 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.
• a.. Positive; dogmatic.
• a.. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
• a.. Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
• n.. 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.
• n.. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
• n.. a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
• a.. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
• a.. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
• a.. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"