adjunct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
  2. noun a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
  3. noun a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
  4. adjective satellite furnishing added support
    auxiliary; accessory; adjuvant; ancillary; appurtenant.
    • an ancillary pump
    • an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
    • The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
  5. adjective satellite of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
    assistant.

WordNet

Ad"junct` adjective
Etymology
L. adjunctus, p. p. of adjungere. See Adjoin.
Definitions
  1. Conjoined; attending; consequent.
    Though that my death were adjunct to my act. Shak.
Ad"junct` noun
Definitions
  1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.
    Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak.
  2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton.
  3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."
  4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.
  5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. R. See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.

Webster 1913