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affirmational

affirmational adjective: relating to affirmation.

Adjective

affirmational (not comparable)

  1. Relating to affirmation.
    • We must, as a movement, address the needs of our Gay/Lesbian youth whose experience of puberty, instead of providing a joyous self-realization and affirmational discovery, plunges them into a snake pit of self-loathing.1994 October, Harry Hay, “Focussing On NAMBLA Obscures The Issues”, in Gay Community News, page 16

Origin of affirmational

From affirmation + -al.

Words formed from affirmational

Questions about affirmational

What does affirmational mean?
Affirmational means relating to affirmation.
What part of speech is affirmational?
Affirmational is an adjective.

Words near affirmational in the dictionary

  1. affirmant
  2. affirmants
  3. affirmata
  4. affirmatio
  5. affirmation
  6. affirmational
  7. affirmationally
  8. affirmations
  9. affirmative
  10. affirmative action
  11. affirmative actions

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