contiguousness

con·tig·u·ous  (kn-tgy-s)

adj.

1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

2. Neighboring; adjacent.

3.

a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.

b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

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[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]

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con·tigu·ous·ly adv.

con·tigu·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

contiguousness - the attribute of being so near as to be touching adjacency, contiguity nearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"