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| 1. | [ adjective ] affirming or giving assent | |
| Synonyms: | affirmatory | |
| Examples: | "an affirmative decision" "affirmative votes" "an affirmative nod" "an affirmatory gesture" |
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| Related terms: | negative agreeing concessive favorable positive favorable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] supporting a policy or attitude etc | |
| Synonyms: | favoring | |
| Examples: | "an affirmative argument" |
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| Related terms: | pro | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] expecting the best | |
| Synonyms: | optimistic | |
| Examples: | "an affirmative outlook" |
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| Related terms: | positive | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a reply of affirmation | |
| Examples: | "he answered in the affirmative" |
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| Related terms: | negative avowal yes double_negative yea | |
| Similar spelling: |
affirmation affirmable affirmer affirmed affirmatory |
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