adjacent
[ uh-jey-suhnt ]
/ əˈdʒeɪ sənt /
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)
- related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc.: While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.
- supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it: She describes herself as queer-adjacent.
- 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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- aditya,
- adivasi,
- adj.,
- adj.a.,
- adjacency,
- adjacent angle,
- adjacent angles,
- adjectival,
- adjective,
- adjective clause
Origin of adjacent
Synonym study
1. See adjoining.
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Examples from the Web for adjacent
adjacent
/ (əˈdʒeɪsənt) /
adjective
being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
maths
- (of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge
- (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
Word Origin for adjacent
C15: from Latin adjacēre to lie next to, from ad- near + jacēre to lie
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adjacent
early 15c., from Latin adiacentem (nominative adiacens) "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iacere "to lie, rest," literally "to throw" (see jet (v.)), with notion of "to cast (oneself) down."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper