connection

con·nec·tion

noun \kə-ˈnek-shən\

Definition of CONNECTION

1

: the act of connecting : the state of being connected: as

a : causal or logical relation or sequence <the connection between two ideas>

b (1) : contextual relation or association <in this connection the word has a different meaning> (2) : relationship in fact <wanted in connection with a robbery>

c : a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties)

d : coherence, continuity

2

a : something that connects : link <a loose connection in the wiring>

b : a means of communication or transport <a telephone connection>

3

: a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest <has powerful connections>

4

: a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship: as

a : position, job

b : an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another <a firm's foreign connections>

c : a source of contraband (as illegal drugs)

5

: a set of persons associated together: as

a : denomination

b : clan

— con·nec·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of CONNECTION

1. The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.
2. There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.
3. All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.
4. connections between thought and language
5. Investigators found no connection between the two fires.
6. The school has no connection with the museum.
7. Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.
8. I'm not sure I see the connection.
9. Our family feels a deep connection to the land.
10. the connection between smoking and lung cancer

Origin of CONNECTION

Latin connexion-, connexio, from conectere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONNECTION

Synonyms

affinity, association, bearing, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation, relationship

Antonyms

breakup, disconnection, dissolution, disunion, division, parting, partition, schism, scission, split

Related Words

correlation, interrelation; materiality, pertinence, relevance; bond, link, tie; affiliation, alliance, union; identicalness, sameness; alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence

Near Antonyms

variability, variance; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

Rhymes with CONNECTION

abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection