assignation

noun as·sig·na·tion \ ˌa-sig-ˈnā-shən \

Updated on: 5 May 2018

Definition of assignation

1 : the act of assigning or the assignment made

2 : an appointment of time and place for a meeting; especially : tryst

returned from an assignation with his mistress
—W. B. Yeats

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Examples of assignation in a Sentence

a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel

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Methane consists of a single carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen ones, giving the gas its chemical assignation of CH4.

— The Economist, "Scientists struggle to explain a worrying rise in atmospheric methane," 28 Apr. 2018
When Ben arrives at the Taft Hotel for his first assignation with Mrs. Robinson, he is met with an outflux of elderly guests.

— conor friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "The Graduate 50 Years After Its Oscar Win," 3 Mar. 2018
Even so, members say that as Levine’s nightly assignations continued, the maestro could also turn abusive.

— kay lazar, BostonGlobe.com, "In the maestro’s thrall," 2 Mar. 2018
Loyal and discreet, Donald routinely turns a blind eye to his employer’s clandestine extramarital assignations.

— stephen dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Lies We Tell': Film Review," 30 Jan. 2018
Just two months ago, prosecutors said, another stranger approached another relative of the victim and showed that person the video of the hotel assignation.

— alan feuer, New York Times, "A Blackmail Case With Prostitutes, a Video and Sex Abuse Charges," 19 Sep. 2017
Felt is shown having exactly one parking-structure assignation with Woodward (Julian Morris) that is almost perverse in its lack of suspense.

— justin chang, latimes.com, "Deep Throat drama 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' stays mostly on the surface," 28 Sep. 2017
The action then jumps back to 1929, when a different college boy (Calderon again) has an assignation in a movie theater balcony with a married woman (the wonderful Rumer Willis).

— Chicago Reader, "Tales of seduction and betrayal light up Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival," 20 Sep. 2017
Hotel rooms bring myriad connotations: affairs, escapes, work trips, assignations.

— sophie gilbert, The Atlantic, "HBO’s Room 104 Is a Box of Chocolates," 28 July 2017

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First Known Use of assignation

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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assignation Synonyms

Synonyms

appointment, date, engagement, rendezvous, tryst;

Related Words

arrangement;

invitation;

interview;

get-together, meeting;

call, visit;

schedule;

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: a meeting between lovers

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