accessible
Etymology

First attested in 1400, from French -, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō ("approach"), equivalent to .

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /əkˈsɛs.ə.bəl/
Adjective

accessible

  1. Easy of access or approach. [from 1640s]
    Synonyms: approachable
    an accessible town or mountain
  2. (specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
    an accessible website
    accessible public transport
  3. (of a person) Easy to get along with.
    Synonyms: easy-going, friendly, welcoming
  4. (followed by to) Open to the influence of.
  5. Obtainable; to be got at.
    • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (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.
  6. (art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. [from 1961]
  7. Capable of being used or seen.
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