Word Meanings - ASSERTIVE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n.

Related words: (words related to ASSERTIVE)

• AFFIRMATIVELY
  In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.
• CONFIDENT
  See DRYDEN
• AFFIRMATORY
  Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. Massey.
• CONFIDENTIAL
  1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. 2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential messages." Burke. Confidential communication See Privileged communication,
• POSITIVELY
  In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; -- opposed to negatively. Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and positively simply. Bacon. Give
• CONFIDENTNESS
  The quality of being confident.
• AFFIRMANT
  One who affirms of taking an oath. (more info) 1. One who affirms or asserts.
• POSITIVENESS
  The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a. Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. Swift. The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the
• AFFIRMABLE
  Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.
• AFFIRMATION
  A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier. (more info) 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as,
• CONFIDENTIALLY
  In confidence; in reliance on secrecy.
• POSITIVE
  Corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture. Electro-positive. Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to negative, and
• AFFIRMER
  One who affirms.
• CONFIDENTLY
  With confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
• AFFIRMANCE
  1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act. This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. Bacon. 2. A strong declaration; affirmation. Cowper.
• AFFIRMATIVE
  Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. (more info) 1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. 2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question;
• ASSERTIVE
  Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n.
• PEREMPTORY
  1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither. Jer. Taylor. 2. Positive in opinion
• AFFIRM
  to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review. 2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. Jesus, . . . whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• APPOSITIVE
  Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- n.
• SELF-CONFIDENT
  Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant. -- Self`-con"fi*dent*ly, adv.
• OPPOSITIVE
  Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall.
• REAFFIRMANCE; REAFFIRMATION
  A second affirmation.
• ELECTRO-POSITIVE
  Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.
• POSTPOSITIVE
  Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter. -- Post*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
• MISAFFIRM
  To affirm incorrectly.
• PREPOSITIVE
  Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. -- n.
• DISAFFIRMANCE
  Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment. (more info) 1. The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.