Home › Words › A › affirmativismaffirmativismaffirmativism means an attitude of affirming something without necessarily providing the proof or the theoretical backing.EtymologyFrom affirmative + -ism.nounAn attitude of affirming something without necessarily providing the proof or the theoretical backing.e.g.“So, once more, when we search below the negations and repudiations of the frontier we come upon a germinal positivism and affirmativism.” — 1931, Percival Chubb, On the Religious Frontier: From an Outpost of Ethical Religion:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.affirmativist 80% match — Of or related to affirmativism. vs affirmativism →affirmativeness 75% match — The property of being affirmative. vs affirmativism →affirmativity 73% match — The quality of being affirmative. vs affirmativism →affirmatory 71% match — Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. vs affirmativism →affirmational 70% match — Relating to affirmation. vs affirmativism →affirmant 70% match — Someone who affirms or asserts. vs affirmativism →affirmatum 69% match — Something that is affirmed. vs affirmativism →affirmation 68% match — That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. vs affirmativism →