Adjoining

English

Etymology

From Old English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA: /ʌˈʤɔɪn.ɪŋ/

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Adjective

Adjoining (comparative more Adjoining, superlative most Adjoining)

1. Being in contact at some point or line; joining to; contiguous; bordering: an adjoining room.

Verb

adjoining

1. Present participle of adjoin.

Synonyms

• adjacent
• bordering

Antonyms

• separated

Thesaurus

abutting; adjacent; bordering; connecting; conterminous; contiguous; coterminous; end to end; endways; endwise; face to face; immediate; joined; juxtaposed; juxtapositional; juxtapositive; neighbor; neighboring; next; next to; touching

Translations

Adjective

being in contact at some point

Portuguese: adjacente (pt) m. and f.

Spanish: contiguo (es), colindante (es)