affirmative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈfɜrmətɪv/ UK /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

1

adj
asserting that something is true; expressing agreement

He gave an affirmative nod and signed the form.

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Synonyms

1 adj · asserting that something is... positive assertive confirming approvingassentingcorroborative

Opposites

negativedissentingdenying contradictory

Word family

Forms affirmatively

Derived forms affirmatively

Related forms affirm affirmation firm

Etymology

From Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ('to assert'), from ad ('to') + firmare ('to strengthen'), from firmus ('strong').

affirmativus Latin firmus Latin

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# affirmative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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