- The definition of adjacent is next to or nearby.
An example of adjacent is two houses that are next to one another.
Two adjacent houses.
adjacent definition by Webster's New World
adjective
near or close (to something); adjoining
Origin: Classical Latin adjacens, present participle of adjacere, to lie near ; from ad-, to plush jacere, to lie, throw: see jet
Related Forms:
- adjacently adverb
adjacent definition by American Heritage Dictionary
adjective
- Close to; lying near: adjacent cities.
- Next to; adjoining: adjacent garden plots.
Origin: Middle English, from Latin adiacēns, adiacent-, present participle of adiacēre, to lie near : ad-, ad- + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in Indo-European roots.
Related Forms:
- ad·jaˈcent·ly adverb
adjacent - Legal Definition
adj
Laying near or close by,
but not necessarily connected. See also adjoining.
