Dictionary

affirmation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
   • Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.
   • The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.
2. (countable, uncountable) A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.
3. (countable, uncountable) A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
   • Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.
   • [Gemini:] Yes, your family group chat decided to meet for dinner at seven today, and there is a reminder to say your daily affirmations, you are strong, you are confident— [Nishtha Bhatia] Okay, we'll do these affirmations a bit later, but why don't you add that dinner to my calendar? 2026 May 19, 31:02, in Google I/O 2026 keynote in 35 minutes:

Forms

Deriveds

microaffirmation · gender affirmation surgery · affirmational · counteraffirmation · disaffirmation · nonaffirmation · self-affirmation · reaffirmation

Synonyms

assertion · solemn affirmation

Translations (31)

gl afirmación (that which is affirmed) · ko 확인 (that which is affirmed) · de Selbsteinrede (autosuggestion) · ca autosuggestió (autosuggestion) · fi vahvistus (that which is affirmed) · bg уверение (that which is affirmed) · he חיוב (that which is affirmed) · pl afirmacja (autosuggestion) · eo jeso (that which is affirmed) · ar تَأْكِيد (that which is affirmed) · mwl afirmaçon (that which is affirmed) · fi itsesuggestio (autosuggestion) · es afirmación (that which is affirmed) · it affermazione (that which is affirmed) · ca afirmació (that which is affirmed) · ar تَوْكِيد (that which is affirmed) · ru подтверждение (that which is affirmed) · he חיווי (that which is affirmed) · ko 인정 (that which is affirmed) · de Bestätigung (that which is affirmed) · fr affirmation (that which is affirmed) · mk потврда (that which is affirmed) · bg твърдение (that which is affirmed) · de Zustimmung (that which is affirmed) · pl afirmacja (that which is affirmed) · pt afirmação (that which is affirmed) · mi whakakoiatanga (that which is affirmed) · he הצהרה (that which is affirmed) · ar إِيحَاء ذَاتِيّ (autosuggestion) · de Autosuggestion (autosuggestion) · ro afirmație (that which is affirmed)