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affirmative Meaning
affirmative (n)
a reply of affirmation
affirmative (a)
affirming or giving assent
affirmative (s)
expecting the best
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
affirmative (a.)
Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
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.
Positive; dogmatic.
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
affirmative (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.
A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
affirmative Sentence Examples
- She responded with an affirmative nod, indicating her agreement with the proposal.
- The employee gave an affirmative response when asked if he could meet the tight deadline.
- The board members expressed their affirmative support for the new initiative.
- In the vote, the majority was in the affirmative, leading to the adoption of the resolution.
- The student provided an affirmative answer to the teacher's question, showing her understanding of the topic.
- The survey results were overwhelmingly affirmative, indicating widespread satisfaction with the product.
- Upon receiving the job offer, she responded with an enthusiastic and affirmative "yes."
- The team's affirmative decision to pursue the project reflected their confidence in its potential success.
- The committee members gave their affirmative approval to the budget proposal.
- When asked about his availability for the upcoming meeting, he replied with an affirmative acknowledgment of attendance.
FAQs About the word affirmative
a reply of affirmation, affirming or giving assent, expecting the best, expressing or manifesting praise or approvalConfirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmat
yes, acceptance,approval, pro, acquiescence, consent, agreement,yea, sanction, assent
no, no, negative, negative, nay, con, con, nay, refusal, rejection
She responded with an affirmative nod, indicating her agreement with the proposal.
The employee gave an affirmative response when asked if he could meet the tight deadline.
The board members expressed their affirmative support for the new initiative.
In the vote, the majority was in the affirmative, leading to the adoption of the resolution.
