connected

[ kuh-nek-tid ]
/ kəˈnɛk tɪd /
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adjective

united, joined, or linked.
having a connection.
joined together in sequence; linked coherently: connected ideas.
related by family ties.
having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

Origin of connected

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM connected

con·nect·ed·ly, adverb con·nect·ed·ness, noun sub·con·nect·ed·ly, adverb well-con·nect·ed, adjective

Words nearby connected

connatural, connaught, conneaut, connect, connect time, connected, connecter, connecticut, connecticut chest, connecticut compromise, connecticut warbler

Words related to connectedness

relatedness, connectivity, integration, compatibility, association, accordance, congruence, correspondence, affinity, kinship

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British Dictionary definitions for connectedness

connected
/ (kəˈnɛktɪd) /

adjective

joined or linked together
(of speech) coherent and intelligible
logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

Derived forms of connected

connectedly, adverb