adjacent

American  

[uh-jey-suhnt] / əˈdʒeɪ sənt /

adjective

1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring.

   a motel adjacent to the highway.

   Synonyms:

   touching

   Antonyms:

   distant

2. just before, after, or facing.

   a map on an adjacent page.

3. (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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adjacent British  

/ əˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

1. being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous

2. 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

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noun

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

Related Words

See adjoining.

Other Word Forms

• adjacency noun
• adjacently adverb
• nonadjacent adjective
• nonadjacently adverb
• subadjacent adjective
• subadjacently adverb
• superadjacent adjective
• superadjacently adverb
• unadjacent adjective
• unadjacently adverb

Etymology

Origin of adjacent

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin adjacent- (stem of adjacēns, present participle of adjacēre “to adjoin”), equivalent to ad- “toward” ( ad- ) + jac- “lie” + -ent- adjective suffix ( -ent )

Example Sentences

The smaller of the two properties, a cottage that sits adjacent to Hogan’s primary residence, is not part of the listing, which includes only the larger abode.

From MarketWatch

Another concern is the large, operating Bushehr nuclear power reactor and the spent fuel pools adjacent to it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fire crews responded to the 2200 block of North Tyler Avenue at 2:32 p.m. where two adjacent concrete warehouse style buildings were on fire, according to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m doing jokes which are adjacent to them, but they’re hopefully not at my children’s expense.

From Los Angeles Times

Ollamani just formed a partnership with General Atlantic to own the soccer team Club America and its stadium in Mexico City and adjacent land.

From Barron's

Related Words

• adjoining
• bordering
• contiguous
• neighboring