connection

Nouns

  • (n) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
    • there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
    connectedness, connexion,
  • (n) the state of being connected
    • the connection between church and state is inescapable
    connectedness, link,
  • (n) an instrumentality that connects
    • he soldered the connection
    • he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
    connecter, connector, connective, connexion,
  • (n) (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
    • he has powerful connections
  • (n) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
    • conditioning is a form of learning by association
    connexion, association,
  • (n) a connecting shape connexion, link,
  • (n) a supplier (especially of narcotics)
  • (n) shifting from one form of transportation to another
    • the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
    connexion,
  • (n) the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    • the joining of hands around the table
    • there was a connection via the internet
    joining, connexion,

Synonyms

connectedness connexion link connecter connector connective association joining

Antonyms

unconnectedness disconnectedness disconnection disjunction disjuncture

Words of close approximity

connective