connective vs connection

connection vs connective

connective and connection both are nouns.

connective is an adjective but connection is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
connective	Yes	Yes	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connective and connection are synonyms defined as:

connective and connection: an instrumentality that connects

Other synonyms of connective include connecter, connector, connexion.

connective (noun)	connection (noun)
an instrumentality that connects	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences	shifting from one form of transportation to another
	an instrumentality that connects
	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

connective (adjective)	connection (adjective)
connecting or tending to connect

Difference between connective and connection

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