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- pronunciation:
jeI
snt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
near or next to.
The bank is adjacent to the post office.
- synonyms:
- adjoining, bordering, neighboring, next
- antonyms:
- distant, faraway, remote
- similar words:
- close, flush, near, nearby, next-door, side by side
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| related words: |
immediate |
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| derivation: |
adjacently (adv.) |
The word adjacent
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adequate, adhere, adjacent, adjective, adjust, administer, administrator, admission, admit, adopt, adoption, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advocate
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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