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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
accessible (comparative more accessible, superlative most accessible)
- Easy of access or approach. [from 1640s]
- Synonym: approachable
- an accessible town or mountain
- (specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
- an accessible website
- accessible public transport
- (of a person) Easy to get along with.
- Synonyms: easy-going, friendly, welcoming
- (followed by to) Open to the influence of.
- 1890, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of Herodotus:
- Minds accessible to reason.
- Obtainable; to be got at.
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
- The materials, however, which are at present accessible, are sufficient for the construction of a narrative not to be read without shame and loathing.
- (art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. [from 1961]
- 2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure, →ISBN:
- But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk.
- Capable of being used or seen.
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Translations[edit]
easy of access or approach
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built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
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of a person, approachable
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obtainable
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open to the influence of
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easily understood
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Further reading[edit]
- “accessible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
accessible m or f (masculine and feminine plural accessibles)
- accessible
- approachable (of people)
- 2015 May 19, Andrés Vicent, ““Portem quatre anys de campanya intensa””, in El Punt Avui[1], retrieved 1 August 2022:
- Hem sigut gent molt accessible, hem fet tot el que ha estat a les nostres mans i coneguem els problemes socials de Silla.
- We've been very approachable people, we've done everything in our power and we know Silla's social issues.
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Further reading[edit]
- “accessible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ak.sɛ.sibl/, /ak.se.sibl/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: accessibles
- Hyphenation: ac‧ces‧sible
Adjective[edit]
accessible (plural accessibles)
- (of a place, information, etc.) accessible, attainable, obtainable, available
- (of a price) affordable
- (of a person) approachable
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “accessible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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