affirmative
French, adjective/a.fiʁ.ma.tiv/
affirmative is spelled A-F-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-V-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,322nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Affirmative is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of affirmatif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does affirmative mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of affirmatif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Toute proposition par laquelle on affirme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of affirmative
- affirmatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce affirmative?
- /a.fiʁ.ma.tiv/
- \a.fiʁ.ma.tiv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is affirmative in French?
affirmative appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).