Meaning & use
interconnectiveness
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Meaning
noununcountable
The state or quality of being connected with one another, especially in complex systems.
Grammar: Uncountable; used with singular verbs, e.g. 'interconnectiveness is important'.
Patterns
- the interconnectiveness of something
- interconnectiveness between things
The interconnectiveness of the internet makes it hard to isolate problems.
Scientists study the interconnectiveness of ecosystems to understand how species depend on each other.
The report highlighted the interconnectiveness between economic policies and social outcomes.
Common combinations
- interconnectiveness of
- The interconnectiveness of global markets means a crisis in one country can affect others.
- increase interconnectiveness
- New technologies have increased the interconnectiveness of our daily lives.
- complex interconnectiveness
- The complex interconnectiveness of the brain is still not fully understood.
Synonyms and how they differ
- interconnectedness
- Much more common and natural; 'interconnectiveness' sounds technical and is rare.
- interconnection
- Focuses on the links or connections themselves, not the quality of being connected.
- interdependence
- Emphasizes mutual reliance, while 'interconnectiveness' just means being linked.
Opposites
Word family
- interconnect verb
- To connect things with each other.
- interconnected adjective
- Linked or joined together.
- interconnection noun
- A mutual connection or link.
Commonly confused: interconnectiveness or interconnectedness?
interconnectiveness vs interconnectedness
This is the usual word; 'interconnectiveness' is a rare variant that many people consider awkward.
Practice
The ______ of social media platforms allows information to spread rapidly across the world.
Choose one answer.
The sentence needs a noun to be the subject; 'interconnectiveness' is the noun meaning the state of being connected. 'Interconnecting' is a participle, 'interconnected' is an adjective, and 'interconnect' is a verb, so none fit grammatically.
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