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connectivity

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

Examples

  • Near-synonym: connectability

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: connectability

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
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