connected
united, joined, or linked.
having a connection.
joined together in sequence; linked coherently: connected ideas.
related by family ties.
having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.
Origin of connected
1Other words from connected
- con·nect·ed·ly, adverb
- con·nect·ed·ness, noun
- sub·con·nect·ed·ly, adverb
- well-con·nect·ed, adjective
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How to use connected in a sentence
Then she spoke, and, to Hermione's amazement, she spoke connectedly.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordFreckles tried to think connectedly, but there were too many places on the trail where the Angel's footprints were vet visible.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-PorterHilda looked away, and clasped her hands upon her knee, making an effort to tell her story connectedly.
Greifenstein | F. Marion CrawfordShorthouse still talked of his adventures, in some Eastern country now, and less connectedly.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories | Algernon BlackwoodShe still felt curiously detached, although she was able to think quite connectedly.
December Love | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for connected
/ (kəˈnɛktɪd) /
joined or linked together
(of speech) coherent and intelligible
logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain
Derived forms of connected
- connectedly, adverb
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