What does "nexus" mean?
A form or state of connection.
Nexus
/ˈnɛksəs/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A form or state of connection.
- Grammar: nexus is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: link, array, articulation, bank.
- Useful contrasts: disconnection, disjunction, edge.
- Usage evidence: My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form or state of connection. countable, uncountable
- 2 a connected series or group wordnet
- 3 A form or state of connection.; The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction. Canada, US, countable, uncountable
- 4 the means of connection between things linked in series wordnet
- 5 A connected group; a network, a web. countable, uncountable
"Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra family's Pheu Thai against ruling parties backed by a nexus of old money, conservatives and generals with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy."
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- 6 A centre or focus of something. countable, uncountable
"More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics."
- 7 In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence). countable, uncountable
- 8 A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant. Ancient-Rome, countable, historical, uncountable
Antonyms
Example
"My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "nexus"?
Common synonyms include: link, array, articulation, bank, bond, buzz.
How do you use "nexus" in a sentence?
My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations.
How do you pronounce "nexus"?
Pronounced /ˈnɛksəs/.
Etymology
From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).