Adjacent Meaning
/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
adjJust before, after, or facing.
Sentence Examples
France is adjacent to Spain.
The stadium is adjacent to the school.
The planes landed on adjacent runways.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two houses were ____, sharing a common wall between them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The convenience store is located ____ to the local gas station.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Italic *jakēō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It would be false to suggest CBD is nothing more than an obsession for reiki-adjacent bicoastal millennials."
— 2018 October 27, Alex Williams, “Why Is CBD Everywhere?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2022:
"First of all, she's probably the most popular politics-adjacent figure in the country. She's not a politician. She's never run for anything, but I have said for a long time – I think we all agree – if she did ever want to run for something, she would be right at the front of the line."
— 2018 December 25, “Faith Leaders Speak about Leading Through Natural Disasters; Who's Been Naughty and Nice in 2018 Politics?”, in New Day, Chris Cillizza (actor), via CNN, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022, retrieved 27 Jul 2019:
"He’s [Timothée Chalamet is] smug and entitled. He’s dismissive of opera and ballet. He’s Kardashian-adjacent."
— 2026 March 15, Naveen Kumar, “Timothée Chalamet Was Supposed to Be a New Kind of Leading Man”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"Again, the key colors have twice the area of the adjacents."
— 1980, Faber Birren, The textile colorist:
"Picking out the opposite, the adjacent, and the hypotenuse[…]"
— 2011, Mark Zegarelli, ACT Math For Dummies, page 194:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two houses were ____, sharing a common wall between them.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The convenience store is located ____ to the local gas station.