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accessibility

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
  • US: [əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
  • CMU ARPABET: AE2 K S EH0 S AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inaccessibility

2

noun

Meaning 2

Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: a11y

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: approachability

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: friendliness

4

noun

Meaning 4

the quality of being at hand when needed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: handiness, availability, availableness

Antonyms: inaccessibility

Broader terms: convenience

Narrower terms: command, print

History

Etymology

From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: əlçatanlıq — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Bulgarian: достъпност (dostǎpnost) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Bulgarian: достижимост (dostižimost) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Catalan: accessibilitat — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Czech: přístupnost — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Czech: dostupnost — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Danish: tilgængelighed — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Danish: adgangsforhold — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Dutch: toegankelijkheid — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Esperanto: alirebleco — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Faroese: atkomuviðurskifti — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Finnish: esteettömyys — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Finnish: saavutettavuus — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Finnish: julkisuus — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • French: accessibilité — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Galician: accesibilidade — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • German: Zugänglichkeit — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • German: Barrierefreiheit — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • German: Erreichbarkeit — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Hebrew: נְגִישׁוּת (n'gishút) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Hebrew: הַנְגָּשָׁה (hangashá) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Hungarian: hozzáférhetőség — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Icelandic: aðgengileiki — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Icelandic: aðgengismál — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Italian: accessibilità — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Northern Kurdish: bêastengî — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Macedonian: пристапност (pristapnost) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilgjengelighet — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Polish: dostępność — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Portuguese: acessibilidade — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Russian: доступность (dostupnostʹ) — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Serbo-Croatian: dostupnost — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Serbo-Croatian: pristupačnost — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Spanish: accesibilidad — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Swahili: ufikiaji — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Swedish: tillgänglighet — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Swedish: åtkomlighet — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Turkish: ulaşılabilirlik — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Vietnamese: (tính) tiếp cận — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Vietnamese: khả năng tiếp cận — the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach
  • Azerbaijani: xüsusi imkanlar — feature that increases software usability
  • Azerbaijani: əlçatanlıq — feature that increases software usability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無障礙 /无障碍 (wú zhàng'ài) — feature that increases software usability
  • Czech: přístupnost — feature that increases software usability
  • Finnish: saavutettavuus — feature that increases software usability
  • Finnish: helppokäyttöisyys — feature that increases software usability
  • German: Barrierefreiheit — feature that increases software usability
  • Icelandic: aðgengileiki — feature that increases software usability
  • Macedonian: пристапност (pristapnost) — feature that increases software usability
  • Portuguese: acessibilidade — feature that increases software usability
  • Russian: специальные возможности (specialʹnyje vozmožnosti) — feature that increases software usability
  • Swahili: ufikiaji — feature that increases software usability
  • Turkish: erişebilirlik — feature that increases software usability
  • Vietnamese: trợ năng — feature that increases software usability
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