adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.

ADJACENT definition: lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring. See examples of adjacent used in a sentence.

Definition of adjacent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other. He sat in an adjacent room and waited. The schools were adjacent but there were separate doors.

Define adjacent. adjacent synonyms, adjacent pronunciation, adjacent translation, English dictionary definition of adjacent. adj. 1. Close to; lying near: adjacent cities.

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on. Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adjacent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.