Accessible

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É™k.ˈsÉ›s.É™.bÉ™l/

Origin

• First attested in 1400.
• (easy of access) First attested in the 1640's.
• (art, literature) First attested in 1961.
• From French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accÄ“dō ("approach")

Full definition of accessible

Adjective

1. Easy of access or approach; approachable.an accessible town or mountain
2. Easy to get along with.
3. Open to the influence of.
• Minds accessible to reason. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
4. Obtainable; to be got at.
• The best information ... at present accessible. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
5. (art, literature) Easily understood.
6. Capable of being used or seen.

Usage notes

(open to influence) Followed by to.

Antonyms

• inaccessible

Derived terms

• accessibility
• accessibly