The difference between Adjacent and Apart

When used as adjectives, adjacent means lying next to, close, or contiguous, whereas apart means exceptional, distinct.


Adjacent is also noun with the meaning: something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

Adjacent is also preposition with the meaning: next to.

Apart is also postposition with the meaning: apart from.

Apart is also adverb with the meaning: placed separately (in regard to space or time).

check bellow for the other definitions of Adjacent and Apart

  1. Adjacent as an adjective:

    Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

    Examples:

    "Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room."

  2. Adjacent as an adjective:

    Just before, after, or facing.

    Examples:

    "The picture is on the adjacent page''."

  1. Adjacent as a noun:

    Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

  1. Adjacent as a preposition (US):

    Next to; adjacent to; beside.

  1. Apart as an adverb:

    Placed separately (in regard to space or time).

  2. Apart as an adverb:

    In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently.

    Examples:

    "Consider the two propositions apart."

  3. Apart as an adverb:

    Aside; away.

  4. Apart as an adverb:

    In or into two or more parts.

    Examples:

    "to take a piece of machinery apart."

  1. Apart as an adjective:

    Exceptional, distinct.

    Examples:

    "a world apart'"

  2. Apart as an adjective:

    Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.

  1. Apart as a noun: