Definition
The quality or state of being contiguous; the property of sharing a border or existing adjacent to something else.
Etymology
From 'contiguous' + '-ness' (noun suffix). The suffix converts the adjective into an abstract noun describing the quality itself, similar to how 'happiness' describes the quality of being happy.
Kelly Says
This word is wonderfully awkward and almost never used—people just say 'contiguity'—which shows how English sometimes creates multiple words for the same concept and then decides one sounds better and keeps using that one!
Translations
ARالعربية
التجاور
al-ta-ja-wur
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্ক
sam-por-k
CACatalà
contiguïtat
kon-tee-goo-ee-tat
CSČeština
souvislost
soo-vee-s-lost
DADansk
sammenhængende
sam-men-hœng-en-deh
DEDeutsch
Nachbarschaft
nah-bars-haft
ELΕλληνικά
συνεχής
see-neh-hees
ESEspañol
contiguidad
kon-tee-goo-ee-dad
FAفارسی
همجوار
ham-jo-var
FISuomi
vierekkäin
vee-reh-k-kin
FRFrançais
contiguïté
kon-tee-gee-teh
HEעברית
ליד זה לזה
lee-d zeh le-zeh
HUMagyar
szomszédság
szom-szé-d-sagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
berdekatan
ber-de-ka-tan
ITItaliano
contiguità
kon-tee-goo-ee-ta
MRMR
जवळजवळ
jav-la-jav-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bersebelahan
ber-se-be-lah-an
MYမြန်မာ
တစ်လျှောက်
tit-l-j-awk
NLNederlands
aaneengeslotenheid
ah-neh-guh-s-lo-ten-heid
NONorsk
tilstøtende
til-stœ-ten-deh
PLPolski
połączenie
po-w-ya-ch-oh-neh
PTPortuguês
contiguidade
kon-tee-goo-ee-dah-deh
RORomână
contiguitate
kon-tee-goo-i-tah-teh
RUРусский
смежность
s-mezh-no-st'
SVSvenska
intillsammanslutning
in-til-sam-mah-n-sling
SWKiswahili
karibu
ka-ree-boo
TAதமிழ்
ஒருக்கொரு
or-uk-ko-ru
TEతెలుగు
సమీపంలో
sa-mee-pa-lo
THไทย
ติดต่อกัน
dit-dtor-gun
TLTL
nakakabit
na-ka-ka-bit
TRTürkçe
sıkışıklık
sik-is-hik-lik
UKУкраїнська
послідовність
pos-lee-dov-nist'
URاردو
جوار میں
jaw-ar mein
VITiếng Việt
liên tiếp
l yen tiep
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngah-p-han-dle