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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.
     affirmatif.]
     1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common
        law.
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     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.
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              Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of
              Crito.                                --Berkeley.
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     4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
        proposition.
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     5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are
        to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to
        be subtracted.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, n.
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whether there are such beings or not, 't is
              sufficient for my purpose that many have believed
              the affirmative.                      --Dryden.
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     2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
        yes, that is so, etc.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, n.
     1. 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.
  
              Whether there are such beings or not, 't is
              sufficient for my purpose that many have believed
              the affirmative.                      --Dryden.
  
     2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
        yes, that is so, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.
     affirmatif.]
     1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common
        law.
  
     2. 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. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.
  
              Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of
              Crito.                                --Berkeley.
  
     4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
        proposition.
  
     5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are
        to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to
        be subtracted.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  affirmative
       adj 1: affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision";
              "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an
              affirmatory gesture" [syn: affirmatory] [ant: negative]
       2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: optimistic]
       3: supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative
          argument" [syn: favoring]
       n : a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
           [ant: negative]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     Γαλλικά n.
     ο θετικός τρόπος απάντησης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr affirmatif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: affirmativ)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     a.
     1 pertaining to truth; asserting that something ''is''; affirming
     2 pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a
  particular result
     3 positive
     4 Confirmative; ratifying.
     5 dogmatic
     6 (lb en logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
  proposition.
     7 (lb en algebra) positive; not negative
     interj.
     1 An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
     2 (lb en military especially radio communications) yes; true;
  correct.
     n.
     1 yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
     2 (lb en grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
     3 (lb en obsolete) An assertion.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr affirmatif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: affirmativ)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr affirmatif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: affirmativ)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     Englanti a.
     1 (asian) vahvistava
     2 myönteinen, asiaa puoltava
     3 puoltava
     Englanti n.
     1 myöntävä, jonkin vahvistava vastaus (erityisesti
  puolustusvoimissa); kyllä
     2 (''the ~'' ) kyllä-puoli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     Engelska a.
     bekräftande

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  affirmative
     a.
     (böjning sv adj affirmativ)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Affirmative /ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv/
  موافقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  affirmative //əˈfɜːmətɪv// //əˈfɝmətɪv// 
  1. утвърдителен
  pertaining to truth
  2. положителен
  positive