affirmative

1. a. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. Source: opted

2. a. 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. Source: opted

3. a. Positive; dogmatic. Source: opted

4. a. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. Source: opted

5. a. Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. A word or word/phrase">phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc. Source: opted

8. adj. affirming or giving assent Source: wordnet

9. adj. expecting the best Source: wordnet

10. adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval Source: wordnet

11. n. a reply of affirmation Source: wordnet

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