affirmative vs gainsaying

affirmative

adj
  • pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming 

  • pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result 

  • Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition. 

  • Confirmative; ratifying. 

  • positive 

  • dogmatic 

  • positive; not negative 

intj
  • An elaborate synonym for the word yes. 

  • Yes; true; correct. 

noun
  • An answer that shows agreement or acceptance. 

  • Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. 

gainsaying

noun
  • Denial; denying. 

  • Rebellious opposition; rebellion. 

  • Refusal to accept or believe something. 

  • Contradiction. 

  • Opposition, especially in speech. 

How often have the words affirmative and gainsaying occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )