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affirmative
[ uh-fur-muh-tiv ]
adjective
- affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something.
- expressing agreement or consent; assenting:
an affirmative reply.
- positive; not negative.
- Logic. noting a proposition in which a property of a subject is affirmed, as “All men are happy.”
noun
- something that affirms or asserts; a positive statement or proposition; affirmation.
- a reply indicating assent, as Yes or I do.
- a manner or mode that indicates assent:
a reply in the affirmative.
- the side, as in a debate, that affirms or defends a statement that the opposite side denies or attacks:
to speak for the affirmative.
interjection
- (used to indicate agreement, assent, etc.):
“Is this the right way to Lake George?” “Affirmative.”
affirmative
/ əˈɜːəɪ /
adjective
- confirming or asserting something as true or valid
an affirmative statement
- indicating agreement or assent
an affirmative answer
- logic
- (of a categorial proposition) affirming the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in all birds have feathers; some men are married
- not containing negation Compare negative
noun
- a positive assertion
- a word or phrase stating agreement or assent, such as yes (esp in the phrase answer in the affirmative )
- logic an affirmative proposition
- the affirmativethe side in a debate that supports the proposition
sentence substitute
- military a signal codeword used to express assent or confirmation
Derived Forms
- ˈھپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ھa·پ· adverb
- v··ھa·پ adjective
- over··ھa·پ· adverb
- a·ھa·پ adjective
- ܲȴ-·ھa·پ adjective
- quasi-·ھa·پ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of affirmative1
Example Sentences
Supporters of affirmative action argue that it helps level the playing field for disadvantaged groups and creates a more diverse student body.
Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in college admissions through a lawsuit brought against Harvard University.
One Black pastor told me about the symptoms he experienced after being called an “affirmative action hire” by former congregants.
It also attempted to rebrand affirmative action, a term used for decades, as DEI, which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Indeed, modern-day affirmative stereotypes about the Irish as a drunken and sentimental tribe of poets, dreamers and pugilists closely mirror older, more negative stereotypes, rendered charming instead of threatening.
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