Definitions For Adjoining

Verb

{{present participle of, en, adjoin, nocat=1}}

Adjective

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to : {{ux, en, an adjoining room}} : Synonym: contiguous, bordering

Synonyms

adjacent bordering

Antonyms

separated

Translations

Danish: tilgrænsende, tilstødende Dutch: naburig German: benachbart, angrenzend Greek: : Ancient: πρόσχορος Italian: adiacente, attiguo Latin: confīnis Maori: tūtata Norwegian: : Bokmål: tilgrensende, tilstøtende : Nynorsk: tilgrensande Portuguese: adjacente, m, f Russian: прилега́ющий, примыка́ющий Slovene: sosednji Spanish: contiguo, colindante Swedish: angränsande

Etymology

From {{der, en, enm, ajoinen}}, from {{der, en, fro, ajoindre}}, (compare {{cog, fr, adjoindre}}), from {{der, en, la, adiungō, , join to}}, formed from ad-, , to, towards, at + iungō, , join.

Is Adjoining a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
23

The word Adjoining is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Adjoining in a Sentence

  • The cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field

Antonyms for Adjoining

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