| Definitions of 'affirmative' |
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1. (adj) affirmative
a reply of affirmation
"he answered in the affirmative"
2. (adj) affirmative, affirmatory
affirming or giving assent
"an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
3. (adj) affirmative, optimistic
expecting the best
"an affirmative outlook"
4. (adj) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
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| Definitions of 'affirmative' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) affirmative
confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law
2. (adj) affirmative
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
3. (adj) affirmative
positive; dogmatic
4. (adj) affirmative
expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition
5. (adj) affirmative
positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted
6. (noun) affirmative
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
7. (noun) affirmative
a word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc
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