affirmative, affirmatory
(adjective) affirming or giving assent; “an affirmative decision”; “affirmative votes”
approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
(adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval; “approbative criticism”; “an affirmative nod”
affirmative, optimistic
(adjective) expecting the best; “an affirmative outlook”
affirmative
(noun) a reply of affirmation; “he answered in the affirmative”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
affirmative (comparative more affirmative, superlative most affirmative)
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
positive
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
(algebra) positive; not negative
affirmative (plural affirmatives)
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Antonym: negative
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
affirmative
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*firm"a*tive, a. Etym: [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)
Definition: Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
5. (Alg.)
Definition: Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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 Ant: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
