interrelatedness

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪtɪdnəs/ UK /ˌɪntərɪˈleɪtɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state or quality of being mutually related or connected

The argument begins from the evident interrelatedness of things in the world.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state or quality of... interconnection interdependence connectedness

Opposites

independence separateness isolation

Word family

Derived forms interrelatedinterrelate

Related forms relation network system

Etymology

From interrelated + -ness. Interrelated combines inter- ("between, among") with related, so the noun emphasizes reciprocal connection rather than a one-way relation.

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