Assignation
noun
An agreement to meet someone, usually secretly.
They had an assignation at the old hotel.
Often appears as...
- secret assignation
- clandestine assignation
noun
The act of assigning or distributing something.
The assignation of the contract was completed on Monday.
Often appears as...
- assignation of rights
- assignation of property
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
An agreement to meet someone, usually secretly.
They had an assignation at the old hotel.
Often appears as...
- secret assignation
- clandestine assignation
noun
The act of assigning or distributing something.
The assignation of the contract was completed on Monday.
Often appears as...
- assignation of rights
- assignation of property
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Secretive Connotation
Assignation often implies a secret or discreet meeting, especially for a romantic encounter.
They whispered about their assignation, wary of being overheard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Romance
The term is frequently used in historical or literary contexts to describe a secret romantic meeting.
The lovers planned a midnight assignation away from prying eyes.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemistic Use
Assignation can be a euphemism for an illicit meeting, often used to avoid the negative connotations of adultery.
The novel explored the protagonist's assignation with her former lover.
Pro Tip 1/3Secretive Connotation
Assignation often implies a secret or discreet meeting, especially for a romantic encounter.
They whispered about their assignation, wary of being overheard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Romance
The term is frequently used in historical or literary contexts to describe a secret romantic meeting.
The lovers planned a midnight assignation away from prying eyes.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemistic Use
Assignation can be a euphemism for an illicit meeting, often used to avoid the negative connotations of adultery.
The novel explored the protagonist's assignation with her former lover.
Pro Tip 1/3Secretive Connotation
Assignation often implies a secret or discreet meeting, especially for a romantic encounter.
They whispered about their assignation, wary of being overheard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Romance
The term is frequently used in historical or literary contexts to describe a secret romantic meeting.
The lovers planned a midnight assignation away from prying eyes.
Pro Tip 3/3Euphemistic Use
Assignation can be a euphemism for an illicit meeting, often used to avoid the negative connotations of adultery.
The novel explored the protagonist's assignation with her former lover.
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Video examples
Depressed dogs, cats...
So when it comes to your dog or your cat or maybe your one-armed monkey that you happen to know, if you think that they are traumatized or depressed, you're probably right. This is extremely anthropomorphic, or the assignation of human characteristics
Video examples
Depressed dogs, cats...
So when it comes to your dog or your cat or maybe your one-armed monkey that you happen to know, if you think that they are traumatized or depressed, you're probably right. This is extremely anthropomorphic, or the assignation of human characteristics
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Quentin Crisp
English Writer
Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?
Quote examples
Quentin Crisp
English Writer
Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?
Example 1 of 1
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