affirmation
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰer-#AFFIRMATIONFrom Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#AFFIRMATION afermacion, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#AFFIRMATION affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatioCategory:English doublets#AFFIRMATION.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/Category:English 3-syllable words#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AFFIRMATION
- (Indic) IPA(key): /əfə(r)ˈmeʃən/, /ˈafəmeʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AFFIRMATION
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables#AFFIRMATION
Noun
affirmation (countable and uncountable, plural affirmations)Category:English lemmas#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English countable nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English countable nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with entries#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AFFIRMATION
- That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
- Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.Category:English terms with usage examples#AFFIRMATION
- The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.Category:English terms with usage examples#AFFIRMATION
- (lawCategory:en:Law#AFFIRMATION) A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.
- Synonym: solemn affirmation
- A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
- Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.Category:English terms with usage examples#AFFIRMATION
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See also
affirmation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
Noun
affirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)Category:Danish lemmas#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Danish nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with entries#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AFFIRMATION
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | affirmation | affirmationen | affirmationer | affirmationerne |
| genitive | affirmations | affirmationens | affirmationers | affirmationernes |
Further reading
French
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:French terms derived from Old French#AFFIRMATION afermacion, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#AFFIRMATION affirmare (“to assert”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/Category:French 4-syllable words#AFFIRMATIONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#AFFIRMATION
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AFFIRMATIONAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AFFIRMATIONAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AFFIRMATIONAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Noun
affirmation f (plural affirmations)Category:French lemmas#AFFIRMATIONCategory:French nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:French countable nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#AFFIRMATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with entries#AFFIRMATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AFFIRMATION
Further reading
- “affirmation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012