Overview of adj adjacent
The adj adjacent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side")
2. (2) abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous -- (having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho")
3. (1) adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities")
Antonyms of adj adjacent
3 senses of adjacent
Sense 1
adjacent, next side by side(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant
Sense 2
abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous
INDIRECT (VIA connected) -> unconnected
Sense 3
adjacent
INDIRECT (VIA near) -> far
Similarity of adj adjacent
3 senses of adjacent
Sense 1
adjacent, next side by side(prenominal)
=> close (vs. distant)
Sense 2
abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous
=> connected (vs. unconnected)
Sense 3
adjacent
=> near (vs. far), close
Attributes of adj adjacent
Familiarity of adj adjacent
adjacent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj adjacent
adjacent
nonadjacent
Overview of adj adjacent
The adj adjacent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side")
2. (2) abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous -- (having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho")
3. (1) adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities")
adjacent definition
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