adj · noun · 5 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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
physically inaccessible
remote and inaccessible
The village was inaccessible during the winter.
Much of the archive remains inaccessible to the public.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unaccessible
Antonyms: accessible
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not able to be reached; unattainable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unaccessible
Antonyms: accessible
3
noun
Meaning 3
An uncountable regular cardinal number that is a limit cardinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unaccessible
Antonyms: accessible
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not capable of being obtained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a rare work, today almost inaccessible
timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
əlçatmaz
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Bulgarian:
недостъпен
(nedostǎpen)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Catalan:
inaccessible
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Chinese Mandarin:
不可及
(bùkějí)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Czech:
nedostupný
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Czech:
nepřístupný
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Esperanto:
nealirebla
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
French:
inaccessible
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Galician:
inaccesible
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Galician:
inaccesíbel
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
German:
unzugänglich
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Greek:
δυσπρόσιτος
(dysprósitos)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Greek:
απρόσιτος
(aprósitos)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Ancient Greek:
ἄβατος
(ábatos)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Ingrian:
looksepääsemätöin
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Irish:
doshroichte
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Italian:
inaccessibile
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Latin:
inaccessus
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Manx:
neuroshtynagh
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Manx:
neuventynagh
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Manx:
neuvashtynagh
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Māori:
kaiawe
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Polish:
niedostępny
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Polish:
nieosiągalny
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Portuguese:
inacessível
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Romanian:
inaccesibil
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Romanian:
neaccesibil
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Russian:
недосту́пный
(nedostúpnyj)
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Sassarese:
inaccessíbiri
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Spanish:
inaccesible
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Swedish:
otillgänglig
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Swedish:
oåtkomlig
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Turkish:
erişilemez
— not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient
Azerbaijani:
əlçatmaz
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Bulgarian:
недостижим
(nedostižim)
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Czech:
nedostupný
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Czech:
nedosažitelný
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Czech:
nepřístupný
— not able to be reached; unattainable
French:
inaccessible
— not able to be reached; unattainable
German:
unerreichbar
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Greek:
απρόσιτος
(aprósitos)
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Ancient Greek:
ἀνέμβατος
(anémbatos)
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Ingrian:
looksepääsemätöin
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Latin:
inaccessus
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Latin:
invius
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Māori:
taupae
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Māori:
kaiawe
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Portuguese:
inacessível
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Romanian:
inaccesibil
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Romanian:
de neatins
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Romanian:
neatingibil
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Russian:
недосту́пный
(nedostúpnyj)
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Swedish:
onåbar
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Swedish:
ouppnåelig
— not able to be reached; unattainable
Turkish:
erişilemez
— not able to be reached; unattainable
