connected

adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce connected (audio)
1
: joined or linked together
2
: having the parts or elements logically linked together
presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem
3
: related by blood or marriage
4
: having social, professional, or commercial relationships
a well-connected lawyer
5
of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set
also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets
connectedly adverb
connectedness noun

Examples of connected in a Sentence

a series of connected rooms
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The company has announced that the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats will lose support in October 2025, disabling most of the connected features. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 So the Skyway is a connected walkway throughout downtown Minneapolis that links office buildings and shops and hotels. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 That connected format has allowed communities to spring up all around the world, and when those communities come together, the magic of fighting games really comes through. Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025 This also explains why shows like The Pitt and The White Lotus can still have monoculture-like moments despite being more connected to release schedules and a traditional TV calendar: There are all these different spaces where a communal experience can form. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for connected

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of connected was in 1712

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“Connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connected. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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