Correct vs Affirmative - What's the difference?
correct | affirmative |
Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is ; affirming
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
positive
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
* Berkeley
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
(algebra) positive; not negative
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(grammatical terminology) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
* 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.17:
As adjectives the difference between correct and affirmative
is that correct is free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth while affirmative is pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming.As a verb correct
is to make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.As a noun affirmative is
yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.correct
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (with good manners) well-mannered, well behavedAntonyms
* (without error) incorrect, inaccurate * (with good manners) uncouthDerived terms
* anatomically correct * correctly * hypercorrect * incorrectVerb
(en verb)- He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
- It's rude to correct your parents.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* correctable * correction * uncorrectableExternal links
* * * 1000 English basic words ----affirmative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an affirmative answer
- an affirmative vote
- an act affirmative of common law
- Lysicles was a little disconcerted by the affirmative air of Crito.
Derived terms
* affirmative actionNoun
(en noun)- That's an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
- 10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.
- that every hare is both male and female, beside the vulgar opinion, was the affirmative of Archelaus, of Plutarch, Philostratus, and many more.