Adjacent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɪnˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kabˈɒmbə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kabˈɒmbə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɪnˌɔɪd/.

Examples

had adjacent rooms
in the next room
the person sitting next to me

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

side by side contiguous conterminous neighboring next

Parts of Speech

adjective	nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space “had adjacent rooms”
adjective	having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut”
adjective	near or close to but not necessarily touching “lands adjacent to the mountains”

Word Forms

adjacency	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguousness	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguity	noun	the attribute of being so near as to be touching

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

benachbart

am nächsten im Raum oder in der Position; unmittelbar angrenzend ohne Zwischenraum

🇪🇸Spanish

adyacente

más cercano en espacio o posición; inmediatamente contiguo sin espacio intermedio

🇮🇹Italian

adiacente

più vicino nello spazio o nella posizione; immediatamente contiguo senza spazio intermedio

🇳🇱Dutch

aangrenzend

dichtstbijzijnde in ruimte of positie; direct aangrenzend zonder tussenliggende ruimte

🇵🇹Portuguese

adjacente

mais próximo em espaço ou posição; imediatamente adjacente sem espaço intermediário

🇷🇺Russian

соседний

ближайший по пространству или положению; непосредственно примыкающий без промежуточного пространства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नज़दीक

अंतरिक्ष या स्थिति में निकटतम; बिना किसी हस्तक्षेप के तुरंत सटा हुआ स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

সংলগ্ন

স্থান বা অবস্থানের নিকটতম; স্থান হস্তক্ষেপ ছাড়া অবিলম্বে সংলগ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

அருகில்

விண்வெளி அல்லது நிலையில் அருகில்; இடைவெளி இல்லாமல் உடனடியாக ஒட்டிக்கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రక్కనే

స్థలం లేదా స్థానంలో సమీపంలోని; ఖాళీ స్థలం లేకుండా వెంటనే ఆనుకొని ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

समीप

जागा किंवा स्थितीत सर्वात जवळ; जागा हस्तक्षेप न करता लगेच लगत

🇮🇳Gujarati

અડીને

જગ્યા અથવા સ્થાનમાં સૌથી નજીક; દખલ કર્યા વિના તરત જ સંલગ્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಕದ

ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹತ್ತಿರದ; ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸದೆ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൊട്ടടുത്തുള്ള

ബഹിരാകാശത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനത്ത് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്; സ്പേസ് ഇടപെടാതെ ഉടനടി ചേർന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੇੜੇ

ਸਪੇਸ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਨੇੜੇ; ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਖਲ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملحقہ

جگہ یا پوزیشن میں قریب ترین؛ مداخلت کی جگہ کے بغیر فوری طور پر ملحق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邻近的

空间或位置最近；直接相邻，没有中间空间

🇯🇵Japanese

隣接

空間または位置が最も近い。スペースを介さずにすぐに隣接する

🇰🇷Korean

인접한

공간이나 위치가 가장 가깝습니다. 중간 공간 없이 바로 인접

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liền kề

gần nhất về không gian hoặc vị trí; liền kề mà không có không gian can thiệp

🇹🇭Thai

ที่อยู่ติดกัน

ใกล้ที่สุดในช่องว่างหรือตำแหน่ง ติดกันทันทีโดยไม่รบกวนพื้นที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersebelahan

terdekat dalam ruang atau posisi; berbatasan langsung tanpa mengganggu ruang

🇵🇭Filipino

katabi

pinakamalapit sa espasyo o posisyon; agad na magkadugtong nang walang intervening space

🇲🇾Malay

bersebelahan

terdekat dalam ruang atau kedudukan; serta-merta bersebelahan tanpa ruang campur tangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجاور

الأقرب في الفضاء أو الموقع؛ المجاورة على الفور دون التدخل في الفضاء

🇮🇷Persian

مجاور

نزدیکترین در فضا یا موقعیت؛ بلافاصله بدون فضای مداخله ای به هم نزدیک می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

bitişik

uzay veya konumda en yakın; arada boşluk olmadan hemen bitişik

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָמוּך

הקרוב ביותר במרחב או במיקום; סמוך מיד ללא חלל התערבות

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The primary meaning of 'adjacent' is 'nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space'.

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