yea

Plural: yeas

Noun

• An affirmative vote or an expression of assent.
• an affirmative
  • "The yeas have it"
• An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

Adverb

• not only so, but
  • "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

Adv

• Yes, indeed.
• Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).

Conj

• Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

Intj

• Yeah, right, yes.
• Alternative spelling of yeah.
• Misspelling of yay.

Examples

• "The pony was about yea high," he explained, holding out his hand, palm down, roughly level with his chin.
• With a resounding YEA, the other players approved his challenging Scrabble word.

Synonyms

yeah, aye, yep, yes, yigh, yup

Antonyms

nay, no

Anagrams of yea