Main Entry:

ad·ja·cent

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈjā-s^ənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, ajesaunt, from Latin adjacent-, adjacens, present participle of adjacēre to lie near, from ad- + jacēre to lie; akin to Latin jacere to throw — more at jet

Date:

15th century

1 a: not distant : nearby <the city and adjacent suburbs> b: having a common endpoint or border <adjacent lots> <adjacent sides of a triangle> c: immediately preceding or following2of two angles : having the vertex and one side in common

— ad·ja·cent·ly adverb

synonyms adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between <a house with an adjacent garage>. adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line <had adjoining rooms at the hotel>. contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side <offices in all 48 contiguous states>. juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast <a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church>.