What does connection mean?

connection means "a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in connection?

connection has 3 syllables: con-nec-tion. The stress falls on "nec". In IPA it is /kəˈnɛkʃən/.

What is another word for connection?

Close synonyms include connexion, connectedness, link, connectedness, connexion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is connection a common word?

connection is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with connection?

3 words rhyme with connection. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

connection — meaning, pronunciation and 9 definitions

noun

9 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
“there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
Synonymsconnexion connectedness
Broaderrelation
Narrowerseries alliance linkage communication concatenation bridge involvement relevance relatedness
2.
the state of being connected
“the connection between church and state is inescapable”
Synonymslink connectedness
Broaderunion
Narrowercontact concatenation interconnection coherence
3.
an instrumentality that connects
“he soldered the connection”
“he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”
Synonymsconnexion connector connecter connective
Broaderinstrumentality
Narrowerattachment backbone ground hitch hookup jumper junction slip ring telephone line temporary hookup
4.
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
“he has powerful connections”
Broaderacquaintance
plural
5.
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
“conditioning is a form of learning by association”
Synonymsassociation connexion
Broadermemory
Narrowercolligation
6.
a connecting shape
Synonymsconnexion link
Broadershape
Narrowernode articulation
7.
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
Broadersupplier
narcotic
8.
shifting from one form of transportation to another
“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
Synonymsconnexion
Broadertransportation
9.
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
“the joining of hands around the table”
“there was a connection via the internet”
Synonymsjoining connexion
Broaderchange of integrity
Narrowerhit interconnection intersection approximation concatenation convergence encounter articulation junction fastening

Other forms of connection

plural: connections·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about connection

What does connection mean?: connection means "a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in connection?: connection has 3 syllables: con-nec-tion. The stress falls on "nec". In IPA it is /kəˈnɛkʃən/.
What is another word for connection?: Close synonyms include connexion, connectedness, link, connectedness, connexion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is connection a common word?: connection is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with connection?: 3 words rhyme with connection. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for connection come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

9 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
“there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
Synonymsconnexion connectedness
Broaderrelation
Narrowerseries alliance linkage communication concatenation bridge involvement relevance relatedness
2.
the state of being connected
“the connection between church and state is inescapable”
Synonymslink connectedness
Broaderunion
Narrowercontact concatenation interconnection coherence
3.
an instrumentality that connects
“he soldered the connection”
“he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”
Synonymsconnexion connector connecter connective
Broaderinstrumentality
Narrowerattachment backbone ground hitch hookup jumper junction slip ring telephone line temporary hookup
4.
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
“he has powerful connections”
Broaderacquaintance
plural
5.
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
“conditioning is a form of learning by association”
Synonymsassociation connexion
Broadermemory
Narrowercolligation
6.
a connecting shape
Synonymsconnexion link
Broadershape
Narrowernode articulation
7.
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
Broadersupplier
narcotic
8.
shifting from one form of transportation to another
“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
Synonymsconnexion
Broadertransportation
9.
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
“the joining of hands around the table”
“there was a connection via the internet”
Synonymsjoining connexion
Broaderchange of integrity
Narrowerhit interconnection intersection approximation concatenation convergence encounter articulation junction fastening

Other forms of connection

plural: connections·

Questions about connection

What does connection mean?: connection means "a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in connection?: connection has 3 syllables: con-nec-tion. The stress falls on "nec". In IPA it is /kəˈnɛkʃən/.
What is another word for connection?: Close synonyms include connexion, connectedness, link, connectedness, connexion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is connection a common word?: connection is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with connection?: 3 words rhyme with connection. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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