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accessible

adj · 11 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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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 K S EH1 S AH0 B AH0 L 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
  • Swedish: mottaglig — open to the influence of
  • Bulgarian: поня́тен (ponjáten) — easily understood
  • Danish: letforståelig — easily understood
  • Esperanto: facile komprenebla — easily understood
  • Finnish: ymmärrettävissä oleva — easily understood
  • Galician: accesible — easily understood
  • Galician: accesíbel — easily understood
  • German: zugänglich — easily understood
  • Greek: προσιτός (prositós) — easily understood
  • Italian: accessibile — easily understood
  • Portuguese: acessível — easily understood
  • Russian: досту́пный (dostúpnyj) — easily understood
  • Russian: поня́тный (ponjátnyj) — easily understood
  • Serbo-Croatian: при̏ступа̄чан — easily understood
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȉstupāčan — easily understood
  • Swedish: lättbegriplig — easily understood
  • Turkish: kolayca anlaşılır — easily understood
  • Turkish: kolay anlaşılan — easily understood
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