affirmance
- noun
- /əˈfɜrməns/
- Archaic
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apoyo
- The teacher's affirmance helped the student feel more confident about her presentation.
Examples
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Receiving regular affirmance from friends can boost your self-esteem.
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The coach's praise served as an affirmance for the team.
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His kind words of affirmance made a big difference during a difficult time.
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Her kind words were an affirmance of my abilities.
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The teacher's affirmance helped the student feel more confident about her presentation.
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Receiving regular affirmance from friends can boost your self-esteem.
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His kind words of affirmance made a big difference during a difficult time.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Help for a person or idea
220
1.0
A sign that someone thinks a person or thing is good
89
1.7
Giving support that helps someone feel more confident and hopeful
51
3.7
Words or actions that make someone feel less worried and more confident
36
3.8
A positive statement that something is true or good
16
3.5
A statement that makes someone feel more confident
6
3.2
Comments that praise or encourage someone's work
Antonyms
How Supportive
145
4.4
161
3.6
89
1.7
- Archaic
- US
11
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affirmance comes from the Latin affirmare meaning 'to make firm', the same root as affirm and firm. A helpful way to remember this sense is that an affirmance is a word or action that makes someone feel steady and sure, giving them confidence.