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affirmation

affirmation

45 3.8
A positive statement that something is true or good
  • noun
  • /ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən/
: afirmación
  • And like I was doing positive affirmations through visualization.
  • positive affirmations
  • self-affirmation
  • affirmation of values

It's things like physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service.

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Examples

  • I emphasize and celebrate cultural resistance and affirmation through my work in the healing arts.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • To be honored by you is all the affirmation or payment I shall ever seek.

  • I always take this moment to say a little affirmation to myself.

  • The doctors call it an affirmation of life.

  • I actually do most relate to words of affirmation and touch.

  • Everything that happened after that was an affirmation of how true those feelings were.

  • Their act seems to represent the ultimate defiance, the ultimate affirmation of their freedom.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Undergraduate students who did affirmations before their exam perform better, right?

  • In that document in 1916, we have a very radical, a very liberal and very far-reaching affirmation of the equality of men and women.

  • Every morning, she repeats a positive affirmation to start her day with confidence.

Synonyms

statement
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
∞ 1.3

A clear report given in speech or writing, often to officials

is specifically used to state something as true or positive
declaration
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
249 3.7

A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group

is any positive statement, not necessarily official or group endorsed
assertion
vsaffirmation
156 4.0

A confident statement made without showing proof

is a positive declaration but usually less forceful or confident
confirmation
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
149 2.5

An official act that approves something and makes it valid

is a statement declaring truth rather than an official validation act
acknowledgment
vsaffirmation
  • US
38 4.2

Admitting that something is true

is an active positive declaration rather than an act of acceptance
pronouncement
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
33 7.2

A statement that a person in power announces to the public

serves as a positive assertion but is not necessarily authoritative
attestation
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
2 7.9

Official proof, often by signature or witness, that something is true

is a positive verbal statement that need not supply proof
assurance
vsaffirmation
1 3.5

A statement that makes someone feel more confident

is a factual positive declaration rather than an attempt to reassure
avowal
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
1 8.2

A public statement that openly says you believe or feel something

is a general positive declaration, not specifically a public admission
asseveration
vsaffirmation
  • Formal
1 9.9

A strong, serious statement that someone says is true

expresses truth positively but without the same strong force
affirmance
vsaffirmation
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A formal statement saying something is true instead of swearing an oath

is a general positive statement rather than a specific legal act
avouchment
vsaffirmation
  • Archaic
9.9

A formal statement that says something is true

is a broader positive statement not limited to formal public claims
constatation
vsaffirmation
9.9

A statement that says something is true, often as a starting point in an argument

focuses on declaring truth rather than serving as an argument premise

Antonyms

7 6.2

An act of saying that a statement or idea is not true

How Strong

avowal
  • Formal
1 8.2
assertion
156 4.0
affirmation
45 3.8
statement
  • Formal
∞ 1.3
comment
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

affirmation singular
affirmations plural

Morphology

affirmation = affirm (transparent) = affirm + ation

A straightforward noun-forming suffix (-ation) added to the verb 'affirm' yielding 'the act or result of affirming'.

Etymology

Affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, made from ad- 'to' and firmare 'make firm', and is related to English firm. So an affirmation is a clear, positive statement that 'makes' an idea or belief feel firm and true.