English Dictionary
Definition of “association”
Word Frequency
association (əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
; -ʃɪ-)
Definitions
noun
- a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
- the act of associating or the state of being associated
- friendship or companionship ⇒
their association will not last
- a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations ⇒
association of revolution with bloodshed
- (psychology) the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other See also free association
- (chemistry) the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
- (ecology) a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = group, company, club, order, union, class, society, league, band, set, troop, pack, camp, collection, gathering, organization, circle, corporation, alliance, coalition, partnership, federation, bunch, formation, faction, cluster, syndicate, congregation, batch, confederation, cooperative, fraternity, affiliation, posse, clique, confederacy, assemblage, social network
= friendship, relationship, link, tie, relations, bond, connection, partnership, attachment, intimacy, liaison, fellowship, affinity, familiarity, affiliation, companionship, comradeship, fraternization
= connection, union, joining, linking, tie, mixing, relation, bond, pairing, combination, mixture, blend, identification, correlation, linkage, yoking, juxtaposition, lumping together, concomitance
Translations for 'association'
- British English: association An association is an official group of people who have the same occupation, aim, or interest....the British Astronomical Association.əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən; -ʃɪ- NOUN
- Arabic: جَمْعِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: associação
- Chinese: 协会
- Croatian: udruženje
- Czech: sdružení
- Danish: forening
- Dutch: vereniging
- European Spanish: asociación
- Finnish: yhdistys
- French: association
- German: Verband VerbändeVerein
- Greek: συνεργασία
- Italian: associazione
- Japanese: 協会
- Korean: 협회
- Norwegian: forening
- Polish: stowarzyszenie
- Portuguese: associação
- Romanian: asociație asociații
- Russian: общество
- Spanish: asociación
- Swedish: association
- Thai: กลุ่ม สมาคม
- Turkish: birlikdernek
- Ukrainian: асоціація
- Vietnamese: hiệp hội
Example Sentences Including 'association'
Anglers were given a helping hand by the wet summer, which made for perfect fishing conditions, the association said.Country Life (2004)
Ansbacher accordingly had no association with this business for that entire period.Irish Times (2002)
But she is not the first starlet to gain from an association with Freeman's Cross.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Eduard Suess had known that there was a characteristic association of rocks that could be found in many mountain belts.THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
It was its own art form, more curious than could have been anticipated: often a patchwork of association.Somewhere East of Life
On the other hand, I don't want to compromise you by association.A Song at Twilight
The Tour de France has a long and ignoble association with drugs.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The winning bid was submitted by Waterworld UK, a dormant shelf company with assets of four pounds sterling, in association with Rohcon.Irish Times (2002)
Weaver's story ran with banner headlines, but was confined to details of the association between Glanville and Belfrage.The Endless Game
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