Meaning & Definition of Adjacent in English
English⟶
Adjacent
/əʤesənt/
adjective
1. Nearest in space or position
- Immediately adjoining without intervening space
- "Had adjacent rooms"
- "In the next room"
- "The person sitting next to me"
- "Our rooms were side by side"
synonym:
- adjacent,
- next,
- side by side(p)
2. Having a common boundary or edge
- Abutting
- Touching
- "Rhode island has two bordering states
- Massachusetts and conncecticut"
- "The side of germany conterminous with france"
- "Utah and the contiguous state of idaho"
- "Neighboring cities"
synonym:
- adjacent,
- conterminous,
- contiguous,
- neighboring(a)
3. Near or close to but not necessarily touching
- "Lands adjacent to the mountains"
- "New york and adjacent cities"
synonym:
- adjacent
Examples of using
France is adjacent to Spain.
France is adjacent to Spain.