English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Result
Result for Affirmative
Affirmative
(a.)
Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of
common law.
Affirmative
(a.)
That affirms; asserting that the fact is so;
declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed
to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
Affirmative
(a.)
Positive; dogmatic.
Affirmative
(a.)
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
proposition.
Affirmative
(a.)
Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to
be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
Affirmative
(n.)
That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an
affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or
maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there
were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
Affirmative
(n.)
A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
yes, that is so, etc.