adjacency

noun

ad·​ja·​cen·​cy ə-ˈjā-sᵊn(t)-sē 

plural adjacencies

1

: something that is adjacent

2

: the quality or state of being adjacent : contiguity

Synonyms

• closeness
• contiguity
• immediacy
• nearness
• propinquity
• proximity
• vicinity

Examples of adjacency in a Sentence

environmentalists are concerned about the proposed shopping plaza's adjacency to the river

Recent Examples on the Web

But it isn't engineered to dynamically interpret workforce capability, identify skill adjacencies or surface timely career transitions. —Saurabh Jain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Aided by strategic adjacencies between public areas and supporting spaces, the flow of staff and equipment must be fluid and—especially at this price point—virtually invisible. —Monica Cuervo, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

While Intel’s server processor business has benefited from the shift to the cloud, the firm has also been expanding into new adjacencies as the personal computer market has stagnated. —Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Look for skill adjacencies—skills related to your current role that are becoming more valuable with AI integration. —Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin adjacentia, going back to Late Latin, "adherence," noun derivative of Latin adjacent-, adjacens adjacent

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for adjacency

• complacency