yes

Meanings

Plural: yeses, yesses

Noun

an affirmative
- "I was hoping for a yes"
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
A vote of support or in favor of something.

Particle

Used to show agreement or acceptance.
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.

Intj

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
Used to ask for more information with a request.

Verb

To agree with, affirm, approve.
To say “yes”.
To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”).

Synonyms

affirmative, agree, ahuh, also: Thesaurus:yes, ar, arr, ay, aye, consent, da, indeed, indeedy, ja, mhm, military, Nautical, nod, oui, See Thesaurus:wow, See Thesaurus:yay, telecommunications: affirmative, uh huh, uh-huh, ya, yah, yass, yassuh, yayuh, ye-es, yea, yeah, yeh, yep, yepperoni, yeppers, yeppity, yer, yes, yesh, yessiree, yessum, yiss, yup, yuppers, yuppity, yus

Antonyms

also: Thesaurus:no, ixnay, military, nah, Nautical, naw, nay, no, nope, telecommunications: negative

Scrabble Score: 6

yes is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yes is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yes is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

yes is a valid Words With Friends word