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connection

  • noun
  • con·nec·tion
  • /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/

The act of connecting.

Other meanings

  1. Coherence; lack of disjointedness.

  2. Sexual intercourse.

Related words

  • autoconnection
  • connectional
  • connectionism
  • connectionist
  • connectionless
  • connectionlessness
  • hyperconnection
  • interconnection
  • intraconnection
  • misconnection
  • multiconnection
  • nonconnection

Example sentences

  • “There might be an issue with the connection.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “She felt their connection grow stronger each day.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “People need community and connection.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "connexionem".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “connection” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.