Adjacent
Next to or adjoining; lying immediately beside or touching another object.
adjectiveAdjacent
Next to or adjoining; lying immediately beside or touching another object.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine two townhouses that share a wall. A narrow doorway lets you pass directly from one into the other—the buildings are adjacent.
Sounds Like
uh-JAY-suhnt
Looks Like
Looks like adjoin or adjacency; shares the root adj- meaning near.
Remember This
Adjacent describes being next to or beside something. In geometry, adjacent angles share a common side and a common vertex; many regions or objects are described as adjacent (neighbors) on maps and floor plans.
Other Forms
Connect With
adjacency, proximity, neighboring, adjoining, contiguous
Note
Use 'adjacent to' (not 'adjacent with'). Adjacent can describe places, objects, or regions that are directly beside one another.