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life-affirming en · ADJ

Etymology

Calque of French affirmation de la vie.

Meanings

  1. Having a positive and uplifting effect.
    • He thinks of giving to charity as a life-affirming act.
    • The film was an utterly life-affirming experience.
  2. Appearing to have an optimistic quality.
    • She doesn't strike me as a particularly life-affirming person.
    • These profit estimates for the next quarter don't look very life-affirming.

Forms

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most life-affirming Degree=Sup lexicographic
more life-affirming Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (14)

hu életigenlő (having a positive and uplifting effect) · sv livsbejakande (having a positive and uplifting effect) · fi ylentävä (having a positive and uplifting effect) · it vivificante (having a positive and uplifting effect) · de lebensbejahend (having a positive and uplifting effect) · uk життєстве́рджувальний (having a positive and uplifting effect) · az həyatı təsdiqləyən (having a positive and uplifting effect) · fi kohottava (having a positive and uplifting effect) · az həyat təsdiqləyici (having a positive and uplifting effect) · cmn 令人激動的 /令人激动的 (having a positive and uplifting effect) · uk життєстве́рдний (having a positive and uplifting effect) · cmn 正能量 (having a positive and uplifting effect) · da livsbejaende (having a positive and uplifting effect) · ru жизнеутвержда́ющий (having a positive and uplifting effect)