connectedness
Americannoun
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the fact of being or feeling socially, emotionally, spiritually, or professionally linked with others or with another, or the robustness of such relationships.
There's something about sharing stories as a group that builds a sense of connectedness.
“Social capital” is the connectedness, trust, and reciprocity in a community that gives it the capacity for collective action.
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the fact of being characterized by links of any kind between people or things.
In an era of connectedness, when information flows so fluidly, competition can and will come from many places.
Etymology
Origin of connectedness
Example Sentences
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“It might be an optimal arrangement for employees to work from home one to two days a week, where they maintain productivity, maintain mental health, and still attain the social connectedness they need,” says Cuevas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
The researchers added: “There is a strong positive association of social isolation and loneliness with depression from youth to older adulthood. Further, higher social connectedness is protective towards depressive symptoms and disorders.”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025
“Much remains unknown about the causal pathways linking climate-change-related events and mental and physical health, responsive relationships and connectedness, nutrition, and learning in children and adolescents,” review authors wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Parker said this conflicting association could be because fathers may have a more robust social support system, and social connectedness has been linked with lower mortality.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
Depending on their geographic homeland, East Asian and Pacific peoples differed in their access to domesticable wild plant and animal species and in their connectedness to other peoples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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