affirmative
adjective
1. affirming or giving assent
- an affirmative decision
- affirmative votes
Similar word(s): assentient, favorable, favourable, positive, affirmatory
2. expecting the best
- an affirmative outlook
Similar word(s): positive, optimistic
3. expressing or manifesting praise or approval
- an affirmative nod
Similar word(s): favorable, favourable, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive
Sentences with affirmative as an adjective:
- an affirmative answer
- an affirmative vote
- an act affirmative of common law
noun
1. a reply of affirmation
- he answered in the affirmative
Definition categories: communication, affirmation, avouchment, avowal
Sentences with affirmative as a noun:
- That's an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
- 10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.