"Affirmative" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
That which declares positively; that which avers a fact to be true; that which establishes; the opposite of negative
Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of
common law.
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.
Positive; dogmatic.
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
proposition.
A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
yes, that is so, etc.
Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to
be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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.
Cinder flexed her tongue, testing it, and raised her voice."I am princess Selene."Levana leaned forward. "Your are an impostor!""And I am ready to claim what's mine. People of Artemisia, this is your chance. Renounce Levana as your queen and swear fealty to me, or I swear that when I wear that crown, very person in this room will be punished for their betrayal.
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Read the complete definitionThe act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
Read the complete definitionIn an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.
Read the complete definitionA form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are …
Read the complete definitionA form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal …
Read the complete definitionAgainst the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with …
Read the complete definitionThe act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
Read the complete definitionTo waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to …
Read the complete definitionA figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by …
Read the complete definitionA point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between …
Read the complete definitionTo permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent.
Read the complete definitionadv. 1. please, I entreat you. Iyawat mo man ta lapis ko. Please hand me my pencil. 2. an emphatic …
Read the complete definitionThe act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not …
Read the complete definitionDenying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; …
Read the complete definitionNot positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a …
Read the complete definitionA negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in …
Read the complete definitionForming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, …
Read the complete definitionDenoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only …
Read the complete definitionForming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, …
Read the complete definitionThe affirmative and negative votes on a bill or measure before a legislative assembly. “Calling the yeas and nays” is …
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