association
/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn̩/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: associations
Sense 1
Meaning · English
The act of associating.
Noun
Examples
And it is a characteristic of man that he alone has any sense of good and evil, of just and unjust, and the like, and the association of living beings who have this sense makes a family and a state.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
Noun
Examples
"Well," exclaimed Lady Marchmont, breathing the perfume with which a honeysuckle, wound around an old ash, filled the air, "I do confess that I like common flowers better than any. The hothouse plant has no associations."
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “association” mean?
The act of associating.
Is “association” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.