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Definitions for Adjacent
[1] lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
[2] just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
[3] (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 ?
[4] being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
[5] 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
[6] geometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle
Words related to Adjacent
neighboring, contiguous, adjoining, bordering, alongside, beside, close, near, touching
Words nearby Adjacent
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
Words that may be confused with Adjacent
adjacent, adjoining, (see, synonym, study, at, adjoining)
Other words from Adjacent
ad·ja·cent·ly , adverb
non·ad·ja·cent , adjective
non·ad·ja·cent·ly , adverb
sub·ad·ja·cent , adjective
sub·ad·ja·cent·ly , adverb
su·per·ad·ja·cent , adjective
su·per·ad·ja·cent·ly , adverb
un·ad·ja·cent , adjective
un·ad·ja·cent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Adjacent
C15: from Latin adjacēre to lie next to, from ad- near + jacēre to lie
Synonyms for Adjacent
adjoining, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, alongside, beside, close, close by, near, next door, touching