connected

[kuh-nek-tid]

adjective

1. united, joined, or linked.

2. having a connection.

3. joined together in sequence; linked coherently.

   connected ideas.

4. related by family ties.

5. having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.

6. 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.

connected

/ kəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. joined or linked together

2. (of speech) coherent and intelligible

3. logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

Other Word Forms

• connectedly adverb
• connectedness noun
• subconnectedly adverb
• well-connected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of connected¹

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“It became this nostalgic way to remember the meal and also stay connected to each other through the restaurants we love.”

Read more on Salon

Feeling "brighter, more alert and more connected" has real physiological effects.

Read more on BBC

The everyday tools of the kitchen can be connected to powerful memories and wellsprings of feeling.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

And if he can get Saudi Arabia to finally recognize Israel, vast investment pools will be connected with world-class innovation.

Read more on Barron's

Concannon and Chavez are the last officers connected to the scandal with pending cases.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• akin 
• associated 
• linked 
• united