Home › Words › A › adjectionadjectionadjection means act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.EtymologyFrom Latin adiecto.nounAct of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.adjunction 88% match — The act of joining; the thing joined or added. vs adjection →adjectional 85% match — Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. vs adjection →addition 76% match — The act of adding anything. vs adjection →adding 74% match — An act of addition. vs adjection →adjectitious 73% match — Added; additional. vs adjection →adjunctive 71% match — Forming an adjunct. vs adjection →additament 70% match — An addition; something added. vs adjection →adject 68% match — To annex vs adjection →