yea
yea Lexical Profile
yea Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
Yes; used to express affirmation or assent, especially in formal or parliamentary voting (archaic or formal).
"When the clerk called her name during the roll call, the senator voted yea."
To this extent or degree (informal, usually accompanied by a hand gesture indicating size or height).
"We caught a trout that was about yea big."
Not only so, but more than that; indeed; truly (used to introduce a stronger or more emphatic statement).
"The project will take months, yea, even years to complete."
• noun
An affirmative vote or reply, or a person who casts such a vote.
"The yeas outnumbered the nays by a narrow margin, allowing the bill to pass."
• interjection
Used as an exclamation of affirmation, approval, or triumph.
"Yea, thou hast spoken the truth!"
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'yea' (pronounced 'yay', an archaic or parliamentary word for 'yes'), 'yay' (an exclamation of joy or celebration), and 'yeah' (pronounced 'yeh', an informal variant of 'yes').
• Rhymes for yea
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'gēa', an affirmative particle descending from Proto-Germanic '*ja', making it cognate with German and Dutch 'ja'.