Added 8 October 2026
adjacent
/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/ adjective
Latin root: adiacēns Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adjacent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space.
had adjacent rooms
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Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.
Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut
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Near or close to but not necessarily touching.
lands adjacent to the mountains
Origin
Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)