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connection en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”). In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of connecting.
    • At the town of Mendes, in the principal temple, there was a living male goat, with which, if the statement of Herodotus is to be accepted, naked female worshippers actually had carnal intercourse. Male worshippers similarly had connexion with she-goats. 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 29:
    • Forster employs personal relations to emphasize the importance of connection and mutual understanding 2005 October 2, Mieke Schüller, Howards End by E. M. Forster: "Only Connect!", GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 2:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of connecting. ▸ Coherence; lack of disjointedness.
  3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) The act of connecting. ▸ Sexual intercourse.
    • The exact nature of the relations between the boy-wife and his protector are doubtful; they certainly have connection, but the natives repudiate with horror and disgust the idea of sodomy. 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):
  4. (countable, uncountable) The point at which two or more things are connected.
    • the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler
  5. (countable, uncountable) The point at which two or more things are connected. ▸ A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service.
    • The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
    • It is kept super-clean by helpful staff who still find the time to help customers with tight connections. 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 26:
  6. (countable, uncountable) A physical link between two things or places.
    • the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America
  7. (countable, uncountable) A physical link between two things or places. ▸ An established communications or transportation link.
    • I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
    • computers linked by a network connection
  8. (countable, uncountable) A relationship or association. ▸ A causal relationship between two phenomena; cause and effect.
    • My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
    • the connection between overeating and obesity
  9. (countable, uncountable) A relationship or association. ▸ A relationship between people or groups of people.
    • These two seemed to have a closer relationship than I knew. What's their connection? 2020 June 30, Tikiri Herath, The Girl Who Knew Their Names: A vigilante crime suspense novel, REBEL DIVA PRESS, →ISBN:
  10. (countable, uncountable) A relationship or association. ▸ A feeling of mutual understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
    • As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A relationship or association. ▸ A contextual relationship; the commonality between two or more things.
    • A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has been sent to the procurator fiscal." 2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer”, in The Scotsman:
    • in this connection
    • The first two rounds, in which players try to identify the connection between a group of four clues and then to name the next clue in a cryptic sequence, are often so obscure, the connections so convoluted or tangential, that nobody lands on an answer. 2025 February 17, Emily Bootle, “I hate Only Connect – but I can’t stop watching it”, in The i Paper:
  12. (countable, uncountable) A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business.
    • I hadn't much chance of buying a practice or dropping into a partnership worth having and I jibbed at setting up in some God-forsaken backwater and slipping into middle age 'building up a connection.' 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
    • I have some connections in Lancashire.
  13. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business. ▸ An acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way.
    • General Zhigailo also used his connections to have an officer at the academy expelled from the party because he had criticized the general's behavior. 2005, Roger R. Reese, Red Commanders: A Social History of the Soviet Army Officer Corps, 1918-1991, page 223:
    • I have connections in the local committee. I shall bring them to bear, as long as the Council does not find fault! 1934, A. I. Voinova, Semi-precious Stones:
    • "I don't think Merv had ever been in the Mob," she added, but "he had connections." She recalled one of his connections. 2015 September 19, Linda J. Alexander, A Maverick Life: The Jack Kelly Story, BearManor Media:
  14. (countable, slang, uncountable) A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business. ▸ A drug dealer.
    • Now the final study was the drug habit. He was now in New Orleans, slipping along the streets with shady characters and haunting connection bars. 1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
  15. (countable, uncountable) A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty.
  16. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of connexion; a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences.
    alt of connexion

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
connexion alternative, dated lexicographic
connex. Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
connections Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

loose connection (Expressions) · connectionist (single words) · clamp connection (Expressions) · connectionless (single words) · affine connection (single words) · connectionism (single words) · interconnection (single words) · disconnection (single words) · connection string (Expressions) · dot connection (Expressions) · hyperconnection (single words) · connectional (single words) · teleconnection (single words) · back-to-back connection (Expressions) · delta connection (Expressions) · misconnection (single words) · autoconnection (single words) · multiconnection (single words) · mind-muscle connection (Expressions) · intraconnection (single words) · unconnection (single words) · French Connection (Expressions) · Galois connection (Expressions) · reconnection (single words) · Scott connection (Expressions) · missed connection (Expressions) · superconnection (single words) · nonconnection (single words) · in this connection (Expressions) · paleoconnection (single words) · connectionlessness (single words)

Hyponyms

twine · guy · hinge · nail · draglink · clasp · junction · staple · pivot · chain · join · tendon · dragbar · ligament · hawser · fastener · drawbar · tie · pin · rope · stepping-stone · clamp · drawlink · cordage · juncture · articulation · string · coupling · washer · rigging · nut · hasp · wire rope · bolt · wire · cable · strap · screw · riband · clip · bridge · fiber · line · cord · ribbon

Relateds

connectivity · connectogram · connective · connect · relation

Synonyms

vinculum · connective · connexive · communion · bond · connection · link

Translations (292)

pt correspondência (transport: transfer) · he חִבּוּר (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ro legătură (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 連接 /连接 (point at which two or more things are joined) · ur رابِطَہ کاری (established communications or transportation link) · pl połączenie (act of connecting) · pt cartucho (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · az bağlantı (established communications or transportation link) · es conexión (point at which two or more things are joined) · tr bağlanma (act of connecting) · bg съедине́ние (point at which two or more things are joined) · pl przesiadka (transport: transfer) · fi yhteys (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · sv förbindelse (established communications or transportation link) · nb tilkobling (established communications or transportation link) · hu rokon (kinship relationship) · ar صُلَة (established communications or transportation link) · ar عَلَاقَة (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · be злучэ́ньне (act of connecting) · pt ligação (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · he חִבּוּר (act of connecting) · lt jungtis (point at which two or more things are joined) · ro conexiune (point at which two or more things are joined) · tg алоқа (act of connecting) · hu rokonság (kinship relationship) · et seostamine (act of connecting) · de Verbindung (act of connecting) · pt conexão (point at which two or more things are joined) · sa बन्धु (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · eo interligiteco (point at which two or more things are joined) · el σύνδεση (established communications or transportation link) · el σύνδεση (point at which two or more things are joined) · eo kunligo (act of connecting) · nl verbinding (act of connecting) · fa-ira رابِطِه (act of connecting) · yue 連接 /连接 (act of connecting) · fr piston (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · mk врска (established communications or transportation link) · tr bağlantı (established communications or transportation link) · ga cleamhnas (kinship relationship) · tr aktarma (transport: transfer) · es conexión (established communications or transportation link) · tr bağ (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · fi suhteet (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · pt junção (point at which two or more things are joined) · ro joncțiune (point at which two or more things are joined) · be су́вязь (established communications or transportation link) · ru связь (established communications or transportation link) · lt ryšys (act of connecting) · hu közösség (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · fa-ira اِتِّصال (point at which two or more things are joined) · ms penyambungan (act of connecting) · fi yhteys (kinship relationship) · ur اِتِّصال (act of connecting) · sq lidhje (act of connecting) · mi tūhononga (act of connecting) · ckb پەیوەندی (act of connecting) · sl povezava (established communications or transportation link) · hu kapcsolás (act of connecting) · de Anschluss (transport: transfer) · tr bağlantı (act of connecting) · sv anknytning (kinship relationship) · fr liaison (point at which two or more things are joined) · ga ceangal (established communications or transportation link) · ja 連絡 (established communications or transportation link) · gd ceangal (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · fi verkosto (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · el ανταπόκριση (transport: transfer) · et seos (point at which two or more things are joined) · sv förbindelse (act of connecting) · eo kunligo (point at which two or more things are joined) · hi संबंध (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 連接 /连接 (act of connecting) · ur اِتِّصال (point at which two or more things are joined) · de Verknüpfung (point at which two or more things are joined) · eo konekto (established communications or transportation link) · pt ligação (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 人脈 /人脉 (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · gd ceangal (kinship relationship) · el ζεύξη (established communications or transportation link) · sv förbindelse (kinship relationship) · hu összekapcsolódás (act of connecting) · fa-ira رابِطِه (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · he קישור (act of connecting) · uk зв'язо́к (established communications or transportation link) · ga ceangal (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · it coincidenza (transport: transfer) · mk врска (point at which two or more things are joined) · ro legătură (established communications or transportation link) · nl verbinding (point at which two or more things are joined) · mi tūhononga (established communications or transportation link) · nl connectie (point at which two or more things are joined) · cs konexe (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · et ühendamine (act of connecting) · ja 乗り換え (transport: transfer) · ms kabel (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · th การเชื่อมต่อ (act of connecting) · pt correspondência (established communications or transportation link) · fr connexion (act of connecting) · he קִשּׁוּר (act of connecting) · es enchufe (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · he חִיבּוּר (act of connecting) · hu kapcsolat (individual related to oneself, through either family or business) · he קֶשֶׁר (point at which two or more things are joined) · sh vȅza (point at which two or more things are joined) · be злучэ́нне (point at which two or more things are joined) · ca connexió (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ja 関係 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · nan-hbl 值代 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ja コネクション (established communications or transportation link) · fi jatkoyhteys (transport: transfer) · sq lidhje (point at which two or more things are joined) · sh ве̏за (established communications or transportation link) · nb forbindelse (act of connecting) · sk spojenie (point at which two or more things are joined) · tl kabit (established communications or transportation link) · nb sammenheng (point at which two or more things are joined) · ota ربط (act of connecting) · hu kapcsolat (point at which two or more things are joined) · eo komunikiĝo (established communications or transportation link) · cs spojení (established communications or transportation link) · hi संबंध (established communications or transportation link) · hu rokoni kapcsolat (kinship relationship) · de Verbindung (established communications or transportation link) · cy cyfundeb (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · hu kapcsolódás (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · yue 通信 (established communications or transportation link) · fr correspondance (transport: transfer) · gl conexión (act of connecting) · ka დაკავშირება (act of connecting) · ro relații (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · es trabazón (act of connecting) · mi tūhononga (point at which two or more things are joined) · fi yhteys (transport: transfer) · az rabitə (established communications or transportation link) · tg иттисол (act of connecting) · bg връ́зка (established communications or transportation link) · ga ceangal (point at which two or more things are joined) · hu kapcsolat (established communications or transportation link) · tg робита (act of connecting) · ang ġespann (act of connecting) · fr complicité (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ckb پەیوەندی (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · es ligazón (act of connecting) · be злучэ́нне (act of connecting) · fa-ira اِتِّصال (act of connecting) · be пераса́дка (transport: transfer) · sh ве̏за (point at which two or more things are joined) · da forbinding (act of connecting) · ro îmbinare (act of connecting) · es vinculación (act of connecting) · tr tanıdık (individual related to oneself, through either family or business) · ru соедине́ние (act of connecting) · be сувя́зь (point at which two or more things are joined) · nl verbinding (established communications or transportation link) · gd ceangal (act of connecting) · da forbindelse (point at which two or more things are joined) · nn samanheng (point at which two or more things are joined) · de Verbindung (point at which two or more things are joined) · pt ligação (act of connecting) · uk сполу́чення (point at which two or more things are joined) · hy միացում (act of connecting) · th ข้อต่อ (point at which two or more things are joined) · sh vȅza (established communications or transportation link) · yue 換乘 /换乘 (transport: transfer) · ro unire (act of connecting) · id koneksi (act of connecting) · lv sakars (point at which two or more things are joined) · ja コネ (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · he חִיבּוּר (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · pt conexão (established communications or transportation link) · fr rapport (point at which two or more things are joined) · de Vitamin B (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · pt ligação (established communications or transportation link) · ja 縁故 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ru переса́дка (transport: transfer) · ro legături (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · ru связь (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · fi yhteys (established communications or transportation link) · ca confiança (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ang tīeġung (act of connecting) · lt sujungimas (act of connecting) · uk переса́дка (transport: transfer) · uk з'є́днання (act of connecting) · ka კავშირი (point at which two or more things are joined) · ro pile (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · ur عِلاقَہ (act of connecting) · ar رَبْط (act of connecting) · ca connexió (act of connecting) · gd ceangal (established communications or transportation link) · id hubungan (act of connecting) · nan-hbl 值大代 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ro conexare (act of connecting) · th การเชื่อมโยง (act of connecting) · ko 연결 (established communications or transportation link) · fr lien (point at which two or more things are joined) · da forbindelse (established communications or transportation link) · lt sujungimas (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 接線 /接线 (point at which two or more things are joined) · th สนธิ (point at which two or more things are joined) · yue 接線 /接线 (point at which two or more things are joined) · fi yhteys (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 關係 /关系 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · yue 連接 /连接 (point at which two or more things are joined) · nb forbindelse (point at which two or more things are joined) · be злучэ́ньне (point at which two or more things are joined) · ro înrudire (kinship relationship) · ru связь (point at which two or more things are joined) · ang tīeġung (point at which two or more things are joined) · mh bar (established communications or transportation link) · bg връ́зка (transport: transfer) · izh yhtehös (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 換乘 /换乘 (transport: transfer) · ar صِلَة (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · te సంధానం (act of connecting) · ko 련결 (established communications or transportation link) · ja 通信 (established communications or transportation link) · cmn 關係 /关系 (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · nl overstap (transport: transfer) · sv förbindelse (point at which two or more things are joined) · eo interligiteco (act of connecting) · nl connectie (act of connecting) · hu kapcsolódás (act of connecting) · cs spojení (act of connecting) · hu összekapcsolás (act of connecting) · et ühendus (point at which two or more things are joined) · es conexión (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · uk пере́сідка (transport: transfer) · yi שײַכות (act of connecting) · sk spojenie (established communications or transportation link) · ar صِلَة (established communications or transportation link) · bg свъ́рзване (act of connecting) · sa बन्धु (point at which two or more things are joined) · hu üzletfél (individual related to oneself, through either family or business) · uk з'єдна́ння (act of connecting) · ang ġespann (point at which two or more things are joined) · hy կապ (point at which two or more things are joined) · cmn 通信 (established communications or transportation link) · mi moumouranga (kinship relationship) · ro legare (act of connecting) · ro legătură (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · fr connexion (established communications or transportation link) · hu összeköttetés (individual related to oneself, through either family or business) · el σύνδεση (act of connecting) · ru соедине́ние (point at which two or more things are joined) · he קֶשֶׁר (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · hu csatlakozás (act of connecting) · ota رابطه (point at which two or more things are joined) · gd ceangal (point at which two or more things are joined) · pt conexão (act of connecting) · ko 환승 (transport: transfer) · ka კავშირი (act of connecting) · it connessione (act of connecting) · cs spojení (point at which two or more things are joined) · sl zveza (point at which two or more things are joined) · sl zveza (established communications or transportation link) · fi yhdistäminen (act of connecting) · mi hononga (point at which two or more things are joined) · hy կապակցություն (point at which two or more things are joined) · pl połączenie (point at which two or more things are joined) · ja 結合 (act of connecting) · sw uunganishaji (act of connecting) · ar اِتِّصَال (point at which two or more things are joined) · ko 커넥션 (established communications or transportation link) · es acometida (established communications or transportation link) · la nexus (act of connecting) · el σύνδεση (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · la nexus (point at which two or more things are joined) · de Verknüpfung (act of connecting) · el σύζευξη (established communications or transportation link) · nan-hbl 關係 /关系 (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ro corespondență (transport: transfer) · fa-ira رابِطِه (established communications or transportation link) · tr bağlantı (point at which two or more things are joined) · ur رابِطَہ (act of connecting) · uk зв'язо́к (point at which two or more things are joined) · hu csatlakozás (transport: transfer) · ca complicitat (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · ar عَلَاقَة (act of connecting) · es conexión (transport: transfer) · ro conectare (act of connecting) · ja 連結 (act of connecting) · sk konexia (an acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way) · fa-ira عَلاقِه (act of connecting) · es ilación (act of connecting) · ka ბმული (point at which two or more things are joined) · es conexión (act of connecting) · ro relație (feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people) · hu üzletkör (individual related to oneself, through either family or business) · hu összefüggés (point at which two or more things are joined) · pl połączenie (established communications or transportation link) · izh yhtehys (point at which two or more things are joined)