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adjacent

[ uh-jey-suhnt ]
/ əˈdʒeɪ sənt /
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adjective

lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
(used in combination)
  1. related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc.: While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.
  2. supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it: She describes herself as queer-adjacent.
  3. having the traits or interests of a group or subculture without being a part of it: Are they full-on geeks or just nerd-adjacent?

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RELATED WORDS

neighboring, contiguous, adjoining, bordering, alongside, beside, close, near, touching

Nearby words

aditya, adivasi, adj., adj.a., adjacency, adjacent, adjacent angle, adjacent angles, adjectival, adjective, adjective clause

Origin of adjacent

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin adjacent- (stem of adjacēns, present participle of adjacēre to adjoin), equivalent to ad- ad- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent

SYNONYMS FOR adjacent

1 abutting, juxtaposed, touching.
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Related forms

Can be confused

adjacent adjoining (see synonym study at adjoining)

Synonym study

1. See adjoining.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjacent

adjacent

/ (əˈdʒeɪsənt) /

adjective

being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
maths
  1. (of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge
  2. (of a pair of edges in a graph) meeting at a common vertex

noun

geometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle

Derived Forms

adjacency, nounadjacently, adverb

Word Origin for adjacent

C15: from Latin adjacēre to lie next to, from ad- near + jacēre to lie
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012