Definition of: adjacent

(ə·jā′sənt) adjective
Lying near or close at hand; adjoining, contiguous. [<L adjacens, -entis, ppr. of adjacere < ad- near + jacere lie]
—ad·ja′cent·ly adverb Synonyms: abutting, adjoining, attached, bedside, bordering, close, conterminous, contiguous, near, neighboring, next, nigh. Adjacent farms may not be connected; if adjoining, they meet at the boundary line. Conterminous would imply that their dimensions were exactly equal on the side where they adjoin. Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining. Near is a relative word, places being called near upon the railroad which would elsewhere be deemed remote. Neighboring always implies such proximity that the inhabitants may be neighbors. Next views some object as the nearest of several or many. Antonyms: detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate.