connectedness vs connected

connectedness is a noun but connected is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
connectedness	Yes	No	No	No
connected	No	Yes	No	No

connectedness (noun)	connected (noun)
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
the state of being connected

connectedness (adjective)	connected (adjective)
	joined or linked together
	plugged in
	being joined in close association
	wired together to an alarm system
	stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer