Affirmation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɔɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪzɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪzɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈælɔɪɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

avouchment assertion avowal statement

Antonyms

reversal

Word Forms

avow	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
affirm	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
assert	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
state	verb	put before

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bejahung

eine Aussage, die die Existenz oder die Wahrheit von etwas behauptet

🇪🇸Spanish

afirmación

una declaración que afirma la existencia o la verdad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

affermazione

un'affermazione che asserisce l'esistenza o la verità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestiging

een verklaring die het bestaan of de waarheid van iets beweert

🇵🇹Portuguese

afirmação

uma declaração que afirma a existência ou a verdade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

утверждение

заявление, утверждающее существование или истинность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिज्ञान

किसी चीज़ के अस्तित्व या सत्यता पर ज़ोर देने वाला कथन

🇧🇩Bengali

নিশ্চিতকরণ

কোনো কিছুর অস্তিত্ব বা সত্যের দাবিদার একটি বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிமொழி

ஏதோ ஒன்றின் இருப்பு அல்லது உண்மையை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ధృవీకరణ

ఏదో యొక్క ఉనికి లేదా సత్యాన్ని నొక్కి చెప్పే ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्टीकरण

एखाद्या गोष्टीचे अस्तित्व किंवा सत्य सांगणारे विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિજ્ઞા

કોઈ વસ્તુના અસ્તિત્વ અથવા સત્યની પુષ્ટિ કરતું નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരണം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അസ്തിത്വമോ സത്യമോ ഉറപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اثبات

کسی چیز کے وجود یا سچائی پر زور دینے والا بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肯定

断言某事物的存在或真实性的声明

🇯🇵Japanese

肯定

何かの存在または真実を主張する声明

🇰🇷Korean

확언

어떤 것의 존재나 진실을 주장하는 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khẳng định

một tuyên bố khẳng định sự tồn tại hoặc sự thật của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การยืนยัน

ข้อความที่ยืนยันการมีอยู่หรือความจริงของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

afirmasi

pernyataan yang menegaskan keberadaan atau kebenaran sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

paninindigan

isang pahayag na nagsasaad ng pagkakaroon o katotohanan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

peneguhan

pernyataan yang menegaskan kewujudan atau kebenaran sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأكيد

بيان يؤكد وجود أو حقيقة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تایید

بیانی که وجود یا حقیقت چیزی را تأیید می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylama

bir şeyin varlığını veya doğruluğunu iddia eden bir ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִיוּב

הצהרה המצהירה על קיומו או אמיתותו של משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'affirmation'?

The primary meaning of 'affirmation' is 'a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something'.

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Using 'affirmation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'affirmation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'affirmation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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