connected

adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Nena Farrell The Best Smart Lighting Panels, LED Strips, and Ambient Lamps Add some color to your life, find accent lighting to match your mood, and transform the feel of your home with these decorative connected devices. —Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025

Some of the Fox alumni headed to the administration are more connected to Fox than others. —Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025

As part of the agreement, GM will obtain affirmative customer consent to collect, use, or disclose certain types of connected vehicle data (with exceptions for certain purposes). —Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025

This has led Carlo Capasa, head of the Italian chamber of fashion, to expect 2024 sales of the fashion and connected industries (including textiles, clothing, leather goods, footwear, jewelry, eyewear and cosmetics) to decrease 5.3 percent compared to 2023 to 96 billion euros. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected