Dictionary entries for 'association'

Synonyms

as·so·ci·a·tion (ə-sṓsē-ā́shən, -shē-)

noun

The act of associating or the state of being associated.
An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
1. A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations.
2. A remembered or imagined feeling, emotion, idea, or sensation linked to a person, object, or idea.
Chemistry Any of various processes of combination, such as hydration, solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical bonding.
Ecology A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.