yea

Meaning

Adv

1. Yes, indeed.
2. 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.

Noun

An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

Intj

Alternative spelling of yeah

Intj

Misspelling of yay.

Synonyms

yes

yeah

aye

yep

certainly

how

indeed

in fact

it is

okay

really

sure

surely

truly

uh huh

it’s true

absolutely

verily indeed

affirmative

approve

decidedly

definitively

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jeɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā.