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affirmative
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adjective (a)

  • affirming or giving assent(adj.all)
    Example:
    An affirmative decision.
    Affirmative votes.
    Synonym:
    affirmatory
    source: wordnet30
  • Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a reply of affirmation(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He answered in the affirmative.
    Antonym:
    negative
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • expecting the best(adj.all)
    Example:
    An affirmative outlook.
    Synonym:
    optimistic
    source: wordnet30
  • expressing or manifesting praise or approval(adj.all)
    Example:
    An affirmative nod.
    Synonym:
    approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive
    source: wordnet30
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