associational
associational adjective: of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
Adjective
associational (comparative more associational, superlative most associational)
- Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
- 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”?1940, Richard Wright, Native Son, New York: Harper and Row, published 1966, Introduction, p. xxii
- Instead of making a point, Roth shows us a detail, but a detail packed with layers of associational meaning.1988 October 7, Justin Hayford, “Communion and Confusion”, in Chicago Reader
associational meaning in Vietnamese
associational in Vietnamese
- of, pertaining to or deriving from association
- liên tưởng
Forms of associational
| comparative | more associational |
|---|---|
| superlative | most associational |
Origin of associational
From association + -al.
Words formed from associational
Questions about associational
- What does associational mean?
- Associational means of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
- What is associational in Vietnamese?
- Associational in Vietnamese is liên tưởng. See Associational meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is associational?
- Associational is an adjective.
Words near associational in the dictionary
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