ETYM Latin adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jacęre to lie: cf. French adjacent.
1. Near or close to but not necessarily touching.
2. Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; SYN. next, side by side.
abutting · adjoining · close · connected · conterminous · contiguous · near · neighboring · next · nigh · side by side