Definition of CONJUNCT

conjunct

Plural: conjuncts

Adjective

  • progressing melodically by intervals of a second
    • "conjunct motion of an ascending scale"

Adjective Satellite

  • bound in close association
    • "conjunct influences"
    • "conjunct ideas"
  • involving the joint activity of two or more
    • "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"
    • "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"

Noun

  • One that is joined with another; an associate or partner.
  • Either term of a conjunction.
  • Either term of a conjunctive conjunction.
  • An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.

Adj

  • Conjoined.
  • Acting together; collaborative.

Examples

  • Set A is conjunct with set B.
  • The two letters were CONJUNCT, making a strong starting point for a longer word.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin conjunctus, the perfect past participle of conjungō. Doublet of conjoint. See conjoin.

Antonyms

disjunct, disjunct#Adjective, disjunctive

Scrabble Score: 19

conjunct: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conjunct: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conjunct: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

conjunct: valid Words With Friends Word