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connexion

connexion

9.6
A link in the mind between ideas, memories, or events
  • noun
  • /kəˈnɛkʃən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : asociación
  • We've lost almost all of our connections with the past.

And so once you start to see those connections, you cannot Unsee them.

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Examples

  • She made a fascinating connexion between art and science during her presentation.

  • And so teachers don't see the connections between ideas, nor do the kids.

  • You know, the wisdom is when there is connection between the time and the space.

  • And the reason is that this is our connection to the wider consciousness.

  • I first came across the connection between gluten and Hashimoto's.

  • Your brain doesn't make all those wonderful connections that it needs to make when you're young.

  • Elaborative rehearsal and retrieval a lot involves the connections between different things.

  • When studying for the exam, he realized the connexion between historical events helped him understand the subject better.

  • The documentary illustrated the connexion between climate change and the extinction of species.

Synonyms

connection
vsconnexion
1.9

A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events

is narrower, emphasizing mental bringing together or associative linking
association
vsconnexion
  • Specialized
93 3.9

A mental link between ideas, memories, or events

focuses specifically on imaginative or remembered joining rather than general ties
correlation
vsconnexion
93 4.6

A connection between two things where one changes when the other changes

focuses on associative bringing together, not on mutual change or statistics
linkage
vsconnexion
26 3.9

A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease

stresses the internal associative process in memory or imagination
interconnection
vsconnexion
7 4.4

A group of things linked so they work together and change each other

concerns remembered or imagined joining rather than functional working links
interconnectedness
vsconnexion
6 6.8

The way things are linked and affect each other

focuses on mental or imagined associations rather than systemwide connectivity
interrelationship
vsconnexion
2 5.9

A connection where two or more things affect each other

highlights a linking in imagination or memory rather than ongoing mutual effects
concatenation
vsconnexion
1 9.9

A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain

focuses on associative bringing together, not sequential chaining of events
interrelation
vsconnexion
1 5.8

A way two or more things connect and affect each other

centres on associative joining in thought rather than interactive influence
interrelatedness
vsconnexion
1 7.1

A close connection between things that makes them affect each other

is about forming associative links in the mind, not systemic mutuality
interlinkage
vsconnexion
1 6.1

A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other

is more about forming associative links in thought than structural linking
conflux
vsconnexion
1 9.0

A place where rivers, ideas, or cultures come together

is more about forming links in memory than physical or metaphorical merging
colligation
vsconnexion
  • Archaic
9.9

A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole

is more about mental association and imagination than formal joining
correlativity
vsconnexion
8.8

A relationship where two or more things change together

emphasizes associative linking in the mind rather than reciprocal relations
intertwinement
vsconnexion
7.0

Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected

is less about tight weaving and more about associative mental joining
entwinement
vsconnexion
7.4

A close, often complicated connection between people, groups, or ideas

focuses on clear associative links in memory rather than complicated entanglement
coinherence
vsconnexion
9.9

Two or more things exist together and depend on each other

highlights associative joining in imagination rather than mutual dependence
enchainment
vsconnexion
  • Literature
9.3

Connecting ideas and sentences so they follow each other clearly

is about associative connections in thought rather than strict sequential joining

Antonyms

disassociation
  • Specialized
3 8.4

A mental state where part of a person's memory or feelings feels separate

How Strong

equivalence
18 6.2
connexion
  • Archaic
9.6
association
  • Specialized
93 3.9
suggestion
24 3.5

Surface Forms

connexion singular
connexions plural
connections plural
connection singular

Morphology

connexion = connect (semi-transparent) = connect + ion

Meaning is transparently formed from connect + -ion, but the variant spelling 'connexion' (x instead of 'ct') is archaic/less familiar and may confuse learners.

Etymology

Connexion comes from an old Latin word made of com- 'together' and nectere 'to tie', like 'tying' ideas in your mind. So a connexion is the link or association you make between thoughts or memories.