Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having a positive and uplifting effect.

    The film was an utterly life-affirming experience.

    He thinks of giving to charity as a life-affirming act.

    lebensbejahend

    жизнеутвержда́ющийžizneutverždájuščij

    життєстве́рднийžyttjestvérdnyj, життєстве́рджувальнийžyttjestvérdžuvalʹnyj

  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.

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
having a positive and uplifting effect:
Русский
By meaning 1
having a positive and uplifting effect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a positive and uplifting effect:

Origin

Calque of French affirmation de la vie.

Calque of French affirmation de la vie.

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Forms

more life-affirming, most life-affirming

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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