adj · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Easy of access or approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an accessible town or mountain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: approachable
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Examples
an accessible website
accessible public transport
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Easy to get along with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: easy-going, friendly, welcoming
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Open to the influence of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: with-to
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Obtainable; to be got at.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Easily understood or appreciated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts, literature, media, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Capable of being used or seen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
capable of being reached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a town accessible by rail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inaccessible
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
easy to get along with or talk to; friendly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an accessible and genial man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
easily obtained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
most students now have computers accessible
accessible money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
capable of being read with comprehension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: approachable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access + -ible.
Across languages
Translations
108 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հասանելի
(hasaneli)
— easy of access or approach
Azerbaijani:
əlçatan
— easy of access or approach
Belarusian:
дасту́пны
(dastúpny)
— easy of access or approach
Belarusian:
дасяга́льны
(dasjahálʹny)
— easy of access or approach
Bulgarian:
достъ́пен
(dostǎ́pen)
— easy of access or approach
Bulgarian:
достижи́м
(dostižím)
— easy of access or approach
Catalan:
accessible
— easy of access or approach
Czech:
dostupný
— easy of access or approach
Czech:
přístupný
— easy of access or approach
Danish:
tilgængelig
— easy of access or approach
Dutch:
toegankelijk
— easy of access or approach
Esperanto:
alirebla
— easy of access or approach
Estonian:
ligipääsetav
— easy of access or approach
Finnish:
helppopääsyinen
— easy of access or approach
French:
accessible
— easy of access or approach
Galician:
accesible
— easy of access or approach
Galician:
accesíbel
— easy of access or approach
Georgian:
მისაწვდომი
(misac̣vdomi)
— easy of access or approach
German:
zugänglich
— easy of access or approach
Greek:
προσιτός
(prositós)
— easy of access or approach
Ancient Greek:
βάσιμος
(básimos)
— easy of access or approach
Hebrew:
נָגִישׁ
(nagísh)
— easy of access or approach
Hungarian:
megközelíthető
— easy of access or approach
Interlingua:
accessibile
— easy of access or approach
Italian:
accessibile
— easy of access or approach
Kazakh:
қолжетімді
(qoljetımdı)
— easy of access or approach
Latin:
patens
— easy of access or approach
Macedonian:
достапен
(dostapen)
— easy of access or approach
Māori:
tomopai
— easy of access or approach
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilgjengelig
— easy of access or approach
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilgjengeleg
— easy of access or approach
Polish:
dostępny
— easy of access or approach
Portuguese:
acessível
— easy of access or approach
Romanian:
accesibil
— easy of access or approach
Russian:
досту́пный
(dostúpnyj)
— easy of access or approach
Russian:
достижи́мый
(dostižímyj)
— easy of access or approach
Sanskrit:
सुगम
(sugama)
— easy of access or approach
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀ступан
— easy of access or approach
Serbo-Croatian:
при̏ступа̄чан
— easy of access or approach
Serbo-Croatian:
dòstupan
— easy of access or approach
Serbo-Croatian:
prȉstupāčan
— easy of access or approach
Slovak:
dostupný
— easy of access or approach
Slovak:
prístupný
— easy of access or approach
Slovene:
dostopen
— easy of access or approach
Spanish:
accesible
— easy of access or approach
Spanish:
asequible
— easy of access or approach
Spanish:
fácil de accesar
— easy of access or approach
Swedish:
tillgänglig
— easy of access or approach
Turkish:
erişilebilir
— easy of access or approach
Ukrainian:
досту́пний
(dostúpnyj)
— easy of access or approach
Ukrainian:
дося́жний
(dosjážnyj)
— easy of access or approach
Ukrainian:
досяжни́й
(dosjažnýj)
— easy of access or approach
Welsh:
hygyrch
— easy of access or approach
Finnish:
esteetön
— built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
Finnish:
saavutettava
— built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
German:
barrierefrei
— built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
Hungarian:
akadálymentes
— built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
Hungarian:
akadálymentesített
— built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities
Catalan:
accessible
— of a person, approachable
Danish:
tilgængelig
— of a person, approachable
Estonian:
kättesaadav
— of a person, approachable
Finnish:
lähestyttävä
— of a person, approachable
French:
accessible
— of a person, approachable
Galician:
accesible
— of a person, approachable
Galician:
accesíbel
— of a person, approachable
German:
zugänglich
— of a person, approachable
Greek:
προσιτός
(prositós)
— of a person, approachable
Portuguese:
acessível
— of a person, approachable
Russian:
досту́пный
(dostúpnyj)
— of a person, approachable
Spanish:
accesible
— of a person, approachable
Spanish:
abordable
— of a person, approachable
Swedish:
tillgänglig
— of a person, approachable
Turkish:
erişilebilir
— of a person, approachable
Azerbaijani:
əlçatan
— obtainable
Bulgarian:
постижи́м
(postižím)
— obtainable
Finnish:
saatavilla oleva
— obtainable
French:
accessible
— obtainable
Galician:
accesible
— obtainable
Galician:
accesíbel
— obtainable
Greek:
προσιτός
(prositós)
— obtainable
Hungarian:
hozzáférhető
— obtainable
Romanian:
accesibil
— obtainable
Russian:
досту́пный
(dostúpnyj)
— obtainable
Bulgarian:
пода́тлив
(podátliv)
— open to the influence of
Danish:
modtagelig
— open to the influence of
Finnish:
avoin
— open to the influence of
Galician:
accesible
— open to the influence of
Galician:
accesíbel
— open to the influence of
Russian:
поддаю́щийся
(poddajúščijsja)
— open to the influence of
Russian:
пода́тливый
(podátlivyj)
— open to the influence of