MEANING
The state of different things or parts being connected or related to one another.
Use it for
describing links across the parts of a system; stating relationships without claiming reciprocal dependence; explaining how local effects may travel through connectionsIdentifies connections without automatically asserting mutual dependence, a single cause, or identical behavior. Academic functions: Theory / Conceptual Language, Causation / Relationships, Synthesis.
Words that belong together
- interconnectedness of markets
- interconnectedness between institutions
- social interconnectedness
On the page
The analysis distinguishes the interconnectedness of the markets from a claim that they always move together.
The essay traces interconnectedness among the novel’s settings without reducing them to one undifferentiated place.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- interconnectedness
Usage notes
Uncountable noun: interconnectedness of parts; interconnectedness between systems. No routine plural. Register: formal. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.