affirmative
noun/əˈfɜːmətɪv/
/əˈfɜːrmətɪv/
(formal)- a word or statement that means ‘yes’; an agreement or a confirmation
- in the affirmative She answered in the affirmative (= said ‘yes’).
- She asked if he would give his support to the scheme and he answered in the affirmative.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.
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