Associational
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Associational is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
Example Sentences
Instead of making a point, Roth shows us a detail, but a detail packed with layers of associational meaning.
The distinction between […] southern Italians, who are amoral familists, and Americans, who are generally community-oriented and associational.
How could I create such complex and wide schemes of associational thought and feeling, such filigreed webs of dreams and politics, without being mistaken for a “smuggler of reaction,” “an ideological confusionist,” or “an individualistic and dangerous element”?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include associative, voluntary, non-profit, associatory, associationistic, associonistic.
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