Affirmative vs. Yes

Difference Between Affirmative and Yes
Affirmative➦
agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request
an affirmative answer
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Yes➦
used to give an affirmative response
‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’
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Affirmative➦
offering emotional support
the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come
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Yes➦
used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention
‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’
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Affirmative➦
a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request
he accepted her reply as an affirmative
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Yes➦
used to question a remark
‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’
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Affirmative➦
expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes.
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Yes➦
encouraging someone to continue speaking
‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’
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Affirmative➦
Asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer "yes"
an affirmative reply.
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Yes➦
expressing great pleasure or excitement
plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)
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Affirmative➦
Giving assent or approval; confirming
an affirmative vote.
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Yes➦
expressing irritation or impatience
‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’
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Affirmative➦
Positive; optimistic
an affirmative outlook.
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Yes➦
an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
answering with assured and ardent yeses
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Affirmative➦
(Logic) Of, relating to, or being a proposition in which the predicate affirms something about the subject, such as the statement apples have seeds.
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Yes➦
It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
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Affirmative➦
A word or statement of agreement or assent, such as the word yes.
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Yes➦
An affirmative or consenting reply.
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Affirmative➦
The side in a debate that upholds the proposition
Her team will speak for the affirmative.
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Yes➦
An affirmative vote or voter.
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Affirmative➦
(Informal) Used in place of the response "yes" to express confirmation or consent.
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Yes➦
To give an affirmative reply to.
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Affirmative➦
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
an affirmative answer
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Yes➦
Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.
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Affirmative➦
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
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Yes➦
(interrogative) Used to ask for more information with a request.
I need some help.
Yes?
Yes?
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Affirmative➦
positive
an affirmative vote
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Yes➦
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Was that a yes?
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Affirmative➦
Confirmative; ratifying.
an act affirmative of common law
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Yes➦
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
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Affirmative➦
dogmatic
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Yes➦
to agree with, affirm, approve.
Did he yes the veto?
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Affirmative➦
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
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Yes➦
(slang) to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
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Affirmative➦
(algebra) positive; not negative
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Yes➦
Ay; yea; - a word which expresses affirmation or consent; - opposed to no.
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Affirmative➦
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
That's an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.
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Yes➦
an affirmative;
I was hoping for a yes
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Affirmative➦
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
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Affirmative➦
(obsolete) An assertion.
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Affirmative➦
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
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Affirmative➦
Yes; true; correct.
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Affirmative➦
Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
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Affirmative➦
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.
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Affirmative➦
Positive; dogmatic.
Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito.
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Affirmative➦
Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
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Affirmative➦
Positive; - a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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Affirmative➦
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.
Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative.
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Affirmative➦
A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
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Affirmative➦
a reply of affirmation;
he answered in the affirmative
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Affirmative➦
affirming or giving assent;
an affirmative decision
affirmative votes
an affirmative nod
an affirmatory gesture
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Affirmative➦
expecting the best;
an affirmative outlook
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Affirmative➦
supporting a policy or attitude etc;
an affirmative argument
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