affirmative
adjective
[ əˈfəːmətɪv ]
• agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request.
• "an affirmative answer"
• supportive, hopeful, or encouraging.
• "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
• stating that a fact is so; making an assertion.
• "affirmative sentences"
affirmative
noun
• a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request.
• "he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
• a word used in making assertions or to express consent.
affirmative
exclamation
• expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’ (see affirm).
in the affirmative
• so as to accept or agree to a statement or request.
• "he answered the question in the affirmative"
