separation
The child sorted the blocks by color, placing a clear separation between the red and blue piles.
Noun 1. The act or process of moving or being moved apart; division or disconnection. - This refers to the action of making things distinct or no longer joined, or the state resulting from this action. 2. A period or instance of living apart, especially between married couples. - This refers to a formal or informal arrangement where a couple stops living together. 3. The condition of being isolated or set apart from others. - This refers to the state of being distinct, alone, or segregated. 4. A point, line, or area where division occurs; a gap. - This refers to the physical space between things. 5. The sorting or differentiation of one thing from another. - This refers to the process of classifying or distinguishing items.
- General Act/State:
- The separation of the two fighting dogs was difficult.
- There is a clear separation between his work life and his personal life.
- Between People/Couples:
- After ten years of marriage, they decided on a trial separation.
- The long separation from his family was hard for the soldier.
- Physical Gap/Distance:
- The architect designed the building with a wide separation between the windows.
- Maintain a safe separation between vehicles on the highway.
- Sorting/Differentiation:
- The separation of recyclable materials is important for the environment.
- The theory requires the separation of variables to solve the equation.
- "Judicial separation": A legal decree by a court that a married couple no longer has to live together, but does not dissolve the marriage.
- They sought a judicial separation while deciding the future of their marriage.
- "Separation of powers": The constitutional principle that divides government responsibilities into distinct branches (e.g., executive, legislative, judicial) to prevent the concentration of power.
- The U.S. Constitution is founded on the principle of the separation of powers.
- "Separation anxiety": Distress or fear experienced by someone, often a child, when separated from a person or place to which they are attached.
- The puppy showed signs of separation anxiety when left alone.
- Separate (verb): To move or set apart; to divide.
- Please separate the blue socks from the white ones.
- Separate (adjective): Not joined or connected; distinct.
- They kept their finances in separate accounts.
- Separately (adverb): As a distinct entity; apart.
- The items are sold separately.
- Separateness (noun): The quality or state of being separate.
- Separator (noun): A device or object that causes separation.
- Division: The action of separating something into parts.
- Disconnection: The state of being detached or unfastened.
- Partition: The action of dividing a space with a barrier.
- Segregation: The enforced separation of different racial or ethnic groups.
- Isolation: The process of being set apart from others.
- Connection
- Union
- Integration
- Joining
- Unification
- "To go one's separate ways": To end a relationship or association and pursue different paths.
- After graduation, the friends went their separate ways.
- "A separation of church and state": The principle that government and religious institutions should be kept independent of each other.
- The debate centered on the interpretation of separation of church and state.
The child sorted the blocks by color, placing a clear separation between the red and blue piles.
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- he hid in the separation between walls
- the social act of separating or parting company
- the separation of church and state
- sorting one thing from others
- the separation of wheat from chaff
- the separation of mail by postal zones
- the distance between things
- fragile items require separation and cushioning
- coming apart
- the state of lacking unity