Definitions for Connectionkəˈnɛk ʃən

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. connection, connexion, connectedness(noun)



  2. connection, link, connectedness(noun)

    the state of being connected

    "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

  3. connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective(noun)

    an instrumentality that connects


  4. connection(noun)


    "he has powerful connections"

  5. association, connection, connexion(noun)

    the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

    "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

  6. connection, connexion, link(noun)

    a connecting shape

  7. connection(noun)

    a supplier (especially of narcotics)

  8. connection, connexion(noun)

    shifting from one form of transportation to another


  9. joining, connection, connexion(noun)




  1. Connection(n.)


  2. Connection(n.)

    something that connects other objects.

  3. Connection(n.)

    (Transportation) a vehicle in which one may continue a journey after debarking from another vehicle; the departing vehicle of a connection; as, my connection leaves four hours after my arrival; I missed my connection. A connection may be more specifically referred to as a connecting flight, a connecting train, etc.

  4. Connection(n.)


  5. Connection(n.)


  6. Connection(n.)


  7. Origin: [Cf. Connexion.]


  1. connection(Noun)

    The act of connecting.

  2. connection(Noun)

    The point at which two or more things are connected.

  3. connection(Noun)


    As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.

  4. connection(Noun)

    An established communications or transportation link.

  5. connection(Noun)

    A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service


  6. Origin: From connexion, from connexio, from connecto, an alternative spelling of conecto, from compound of co- and necto

Webster Dictionary

  1. Connection(noun)


  2. Connection(noun)

    that which connects or joins together; bond; tie

  3. Connection(noun)


  4. Connection(noun)

    the persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection

  5. Origin: [Cf. Connexion.]


  1. Connection


British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Connection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2854

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Connection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4583

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Connection' in Nouns Frequency: #834


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Connection in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Connection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Aaron Zimmerman:

    One signature of the connection.

  2. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

    I wouldn't make that connection.

  3. Christine Dabbs:

    I felt a very close personal connection.

  4. Jacqueline Job:

    Connection and position lead to success.

  5. Anibal Fernandez:

    They sold him on a connection that did not exist.

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Translations for Connection

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • صلة, علاقةArabic
  • свързване, връзка, съединениеBulgarian
  • spojeníCzech
  • forbindelseDanish
  • Anschluss, VerbindungGerman
  • ανταπόκριση, σύνδεσηGreek
  • komunikiĝo, interligiteco, konekto, kunligoEsperanto
  • confianza, conexión, llamada, vinculaciónSpanish
  • seos, seostamine, ühendus, ühendamineEstonian
  • اتصالPersian
  • jatkoyhteys, yhteys, yhdistäminenFinnish
  • connexion, rapport, correspondance, complicité, lienFrench
  • חיבור, קשר, קישורHebrew
  • hubungan, koneksiIndonesian
  • connessione, coincidenzaItalian
  • חיבורHebrew
  • 連結, 連絡, 関係, 通信, 縁故, 結合Japanese
  • nexusLatin
  • jungtis, ryšys, sujungimasLithuanian
  • moumourangaMāori
  • penyambunganMalay
  • verbinding, connectieDutch
  • conexão, junção, ligaçãoPortuguese
  • legătură, conexiune, relație, joncțiune, conectare, îmbinare, legare, unireRomanian
  • пересадка, связь, соединениеRussian
  • förbindelseSwedish
  • సంధానంTelugu
  • bağlantı, aktarma, bağ, bağlanmaTurkish

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