Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

connection

Definition

connection [noun]

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"

2. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

3. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn′t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

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"

5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

6. a connecting shape

7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

8. shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

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"

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Synonyms

noun
junction, link, coupling, fastening, attachment, bond, tie, association, alliance, relation, relationship, interrelation, contact, communication, correlation, correspondence, relevance

Antonyms

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