adjoining en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (California, Southern) audio
- /əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈd͡ʒoɪ.nɪŋ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).
Meanings
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Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.
He had contemplated Pym in all the stages he had grown up with him, drunk with him and worked with him, including a night in Berlin he had totally forgotten until now when they had ended up screwing a couple of army nurses in adjoining rooms.
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:an adjoining room
The location was described to be "on the lower side of the river, adjoining land owned by Whitmore Knaggs and on the upper side by lands not yet granted."
1902, Robert B. Ross, editor, History of the Knaggs family of Ohio and Michigan, retrieved 22 Jul 2013, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most adjoining | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more adjoining | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
adjacent · bordering · bordering · contiguous
Translations (24)
nl naburig (being in contact at some point) · da tilstødende (being in contact at some point) · pl przyległy (being in contact at some point) · da tilgrænsende (being in contact at some point) · vec adiaxente (being in contact at some point) · it adiacente (being in contact at some point) · sl sosednji (being in contact at some point) · nb tilgrensende (being in contact at some point) · pl sąsiedni (being in contact at some point) · mi piritaha (being in contact at some point) · ru примыка́ющий (being in contact at some point) · la confīnis (being in contact at some point) · sv angränsande (being in contact at some point) · pt adjacente (being in contact at some point) · es colindante (being in contact at some point) · grc πρόσχορος (being in contact at some point) · ru прилега́ющий (being in contact at some point) · mi tūtata (being in contact at some point) · de benachbart (being in contact at some point) · it attiguo (being in contact at some point) · es contiguo (being in contact at some point) · nb tilstøtende (being in contact at some point) · nn tilgrensande (being in contact at some point) · de angrenzend (being in contact at some point)