connected

adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd 

1

: joined or linked together

2

: having the parts or elements logically linked together

presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem

3

: related by blood or marriage

4

: having social, professional, or commercial relationships

a well-connected lawyer

5

of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set

also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets

connectedly adverb

connectedness noun

Examples of connected in a Sentence

a series of connected rooms

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, the city dismissed those concerns, saying that unlike a bank, which is only looking at profits, the city could benefit from the creation of jobs and a better connected downtown. —Ryan Martin and Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024

Kashmir Hill is a technology reporter who has been covering the privacy implications of connected cars, including her own. —Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected