noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being connected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: disconnectivity
2
noun
Meaning 2
The ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
In a graph, a measure of concatenated adjacency (the number of ways that points are connected to each other)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English connective Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English connectivity From connective + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
connectivitat
— state of being connected
Chinese Mandarin:
連通性 /连通性
(liántōngxìng)
— state of being connected
Chinese Mandarin:
連接性 /连接性
(liánjiēxìng)
— state of being connected
Finnish:
yhdistyneisyys
— state of being connected
French:
connexité
— state of being connected
French:
connectivité
— state of being connected
Galician:
conectividade
— state of being connected
German:
Konnektivität
— state of being connected
German:
Verbundensein
— state of being connected
Greek:
συνδεσιμότητα
(syndesimótita)
— state of being connected
Hungarian:
konnektivitás
— state of being connected
Indonesian:
konektivitas
— state of being connected
Indonesian:
keterhubungan
— state of being connected
Irish:
nascacht
— state of being connected
Irish:
lúdracht
— state of being connected
Japanese:
接続性
(setsuzokusei)
— state of being connected
Macedonian:
повр́зливост
(povŕzlivost)
— state of being connected
Macedonian:
удру́жливост
(udrúžlivost)
— state of being connected
Malay:
keterkaitan
— state of being connected
Malay:
kesambungan
— state of being connected
Malay:
kesalinghubungan
— state of being connected
Portuguese:
conectividade
— state of being connected
Russian:
свя́зность
(svjáznostʹ)
— state of being connected
Spanish:
conectividad
— state of being connected
Finnish:
yhdistettävyys
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Galician:
conectividade
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
German:
Verbindungsfähigkeit
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
German:
Konnektivität
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Greek:
συνδεσιμότητα
(syndesimótita)
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Greek:
συνδετικότητα
(syndetikótita)
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Hungarian:
konnektivitás
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Portuguese:
conectividade
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Spanish:
conectividad
— telecom: ability to make a connection between two or more points in a network
Finnish:
konnektiivisuus
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
Galician:
conectividade
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
German:
Zusammenhang
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
Hungarian:
konnektivitás
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
Italian:
connettività
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
Portuguese:
conectividade
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other
Spanish:
conectividad
— mathematics: measure of number of ways that points are connected to each other