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connectedness

/kəˈnɛktɪdnəs/
con · nect · ed · ness

Adjective:connected
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• noun

1

The state or feeling of being linked, united, or emotionally close to other people, nature, or a community.

Example

"Participating in local volunteer projects fostered a strong sense of social connectedness among the new residents."


2

The quality of having a logical, coherent, or causal relationship between different parts, ideas, or systems.

Example

"The historian's lecture highlighted the deep connectedness between nineteenth-century industrial growth and urban architectural reform."


3

In topology and graph theory, the property of a mathematical space or graph whereby it cannot be partitioned into two or more disjoint, non-empty open subsets.

Example

"In the seminar on topology, the professor proved that the continuous image of any space preserving connectedness must also be connected."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While 'connectivity' typically refers to technical, digital, or infrastructural links (such as internet access or transport networks), 'connectedness' more often emphasizes emotional, social, or philosophical bonds, as well as the formal mathematical property in topology.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Connectedness. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/connectedness
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