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contiguousness

contiguousness

8.8
Being next to and touching each other so the two parts share a border
  • noun
  • /kənˈtɪɡjuəsnəs/
translation icon : contigüidad
  • The contiguousness of the two countries allows for easier travel between them.

Examples

  • The architect emphasized the contiguousness of the park and the adjacent community, highlighting their shared space.

  • In geography class, we learned about the contiguousness of land masses and how they affect weather patterns.

  • Corn does something stranger, imagining a contiguousness of circumstance in which there is no other, more superficial reality for sense perceptions to belong to.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

adjacency
vscontiguousness
1 6.8

A situation where two things are next to each other or touching

implies actual touching or a shared border rather than mere proximity
contiguity
vscontiguousness
1 8.7

The state of being next to or touching something

emphasizes sharing a common border or boundary rather than general closeness

Antonyms

separation
89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

disconnection
9 4.2

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Close

contiguousness
8.8
adjacency
1 6.8
proximity
112 4.2
separation
89 2.6

Surface Forms

contiguousness singular
contiguousnesses plural

Morphology

contiguousness = contiguous (transparent) = contiguous + ness

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'contiguous' using the productive suffix '-ness' yields the meaning 'the state of being contiguous' directly.

Etymology

The word contiguousness comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', and you can see the same root in English words like touch, tangible, and contact. So contiguousness means the state of being 'touching' or right next to something, sharing a common border.