/ Dictionary / Index A adjacent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ad•ja•cent Pronunciation: (u-jā'sunt), [key] — adj. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway. just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: adjacent (Thesaurus) adjacency adjacent angles Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language