contiguity

Meaning

A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.

Synonyms

nearness

adjacency

proximity

contiguousness

vicinity

contact

propinquity

togetherness

neighbourhood

closeness

neighbours

nexus

osculation

relevance

relevancy

touching

vicinal

abut

being in contact

adjacent

adjoin

approach

coherence

conterminous

contiguous

imminence

imminentness

intimacy

Translations

contiguïté

contigüitat

contiguità

voisinage

bitişiklik

nabijheid

contigüité

contigüidad

attiguità

γειτνίαση

συνάφεια

Adjazenz

تلاصُق

touchant

تقارُب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

From French contiguïté, from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“I touch or border upon”).