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affirmative definition
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Grep of noun affirmative affirmative affirmative action affirmative pleading affirmativeness Overview of noun affirmative The noun affirmative has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affirmative -- (a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative") Overview of adj affirmative The adj affirmative has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affirmative, affirmatory -- (affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture") 2. affirmative, optimistic -- (expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook") 3. affirmative, favoring -- (supporting a policy or attitude etc "an affirmative argument") Antonyms of adj affirmative 3 senses of affirmative Sense 1 affirmative (vs. negative), affirmatory negative (vs. affirmative) => dissentient, dissenting(postnominal), dissident => dismissive Sense 2 affirmative, optimistic INDIRECT (VIA neutral, positive) -> negative INDIRECT (VIA positive, negative) -> neutral Sense 3 affirmative, favoring INDIRECT (VIA pro) -> anti Similarity of adj affirmative 3 senses of affirmative Sense 1 affirmative (vs. negative), affirmatory => agreeing(postnominal), assentient, assenting => concessive, conceding(postnominal) => favorable, positive Also See-> favorable#2, favourable#1; positive#1 Sense 2 affirmative, optimistic => positive (vs. negative) (vs. neutral) Sense 3 affirmative, favoring => pro (vs. anti) Attributes of adj affirmative Familiarity of adj affirmative affirmative used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj affirmative affirmative Overview of noun affirmative The noun affirmative has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affirmative -- (a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative") Overview of adj affirmative The adj affirmative has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affirmative, affirmatory -- (affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture") 2. affirmative, optimistic -- (expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook") 3. affirmative, favoring -- (supporting a policy or attitude etc "an affirmative argument")
affirmative definition
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