connection meaning and definition

CONNECTION noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: connectedness, connexion
   • antonym: unconnectedness
2. the state of being connected
   • "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
   • synonyms: connectedness, link
   • antonym: disconnectedness
3. an instrumentality that connects
   • "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
   • synonyms: connecter, connective, connector, connexion
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"
   • synonyms: association, connexion
6. a connecting shape
   • synonyms: connexion, link
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"
   • synonyms: connexion
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"
   • synonyms: connexion, joining