belongingness
Need for connection
Belongingness is the feeling of being accepted and included within a group or community.
The term appears primarily in psychology and sociology, where it describes a fundamental human need—the drive to form and maintain meaningful social connections.
Maslow placed belongingness in the middle of his hierarchy of needs.
The word is more clinical than *belonging*, which serves the same purpose in ordinary speech.
A joining or relation
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
- relatednessState of being connected
alignment · compatibility · kindredness · togetherness · closeness · attachment · warmth · affection
Mutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- membershipState of belonging
- collectiveJointly organized group
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
clan · guild · congregation · association · network · society · alliance · partnership
Related people together
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- relativesThose connected by blood
bloodline · clan · kindred · kinfolk · genealogy · descendants · siblings · forebears
Consent to receive
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- embraceHold closely in arms
- integrationCombining into a whole
- participationAct of taking part
involvement · accessibility · representation · inclusivity · diversity · equality · assimilation · engagement
connection
A joining or relation
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
relatedness · alignment · compatibility · kindredness · togetherness · closeness · attachment · warmth · affection · tenderness
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- membershipState of belonging
- collectiveJointly organized group
tribe · clan · guild · congregation · association · network · society · alliance · partnership · cooperative
family
Related people together
relatives · bloodline · clan · kindred · kinfolk · genealogy · descendants · siblings · forebears · parentage
acceptance
Consent to receive
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- embraceHold closely in arms
- integrationCombining into a whole
participation · involvement · accessibility · representation · inclusivity · diversity · equality · assimilation · engagement · unity
belongingnessisolation
Complete separation from others
alienation · exclusion · loneliness · estrangement · disconnection
belongingnessrootlessness
State of having no anchor
displacement · alienation · unbelonging · homelessness · dislocation
belong, belonging, belongings, belongs, belonged, unbelonging