associational
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.
Example Sentences
- "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”?"
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin associātiōbor. English association Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English associational From association + -al.
Inflected Forms
more associational (comparative)
most associational (superlative)