affirmative C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈfɜrmətɪv/ UK /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj asserting that something is true; expressing agreement He gave an affirmative nod and signed the form. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · asserting that something is... positiveassertiveconfirmingapprovingassentingcorroborative ↔ Opposites negativedissentingdenyingcontradictory Word family Forms affirmatively Derived forms affirmatively Related forms affirmaffirmationfirm Etymology AI details From Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ('to assert'), from ad ('to') + firmare ('to strengthen'), from firmus ('strong'). affirmativus Latin firmus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # affirmative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈfɜrmətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. asserting that something is true; expressing agreement ## Examples - He gave an affirmative nod and signed the form. ## Synonyms - positive - assertive - confirming - approving - assenting - corroborative ## Antonyms - negative - dissenting - denying - contradictory ## Derived Forms - affirmatively ## Related Forms - affirm - affirmation - firm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: affirmativus - Root: firmus ## Etymology From Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ('to assert'), from ad ('to') + firmare ('to strengthen'), from firmus ('strong'). ## AI Etymology Affirmative is from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ('to assert'), from ad ('to') + firmare ('to strengthen'), from firmus ('strong'). Important recorded forms include affirmativus (Latin) and firmus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers asserting that something is true; expressing agreement. The wider family includes derived forms such as affirmatively and related words such as affirm, affirmation, and firm. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown