connation

/kəˈneɪʃən/

Definitions

1. noun

The act or process of relating or comparing two or more things; a comparison or analogy.

“The professor made a clever connation between the historical event and the modern-day phenomenon.”

2. noun

A comparison or connection, especially between two things that may seem very different.

“The novel made a fascinating connation between the lives of two people from different cultures.”

Synonyms

  • analogy
  • comparison

Antonyms

  • disconnection
  • dissimilarity