accessible

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #16393

Meanings

1

adj
Easy to reach, enter, or get to.

The village is easily accessible by train.
2

adj
Easy to obtain or get hold of.

Most students now have a computer easily accessible at home.
3

adj
Easy to understand or enjoy.

She has a gift for making difficult science accessible to ordinary readers.
4

adj
Designed so that people with disabilities can use it.

They rebuilt the entrance to make the museum accessible to wheelchair users.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · easy to reach, enter, or... approachable

3 adj · easy to understand or enjoy. approachable

Opposites

inaccessible

Word family

Derived forms accessibilityaccessiblenessaccessiblybioaccessiblehandicapped-accessibleimmunoaccessiblenonaccessibleunaccessible

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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readily accessible
easy to understand or use without substantial difficulty

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access + -ible.

accessibilis Latin

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# accessible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/
**Frequency rank:** 16393

## Meanings
1. Easy to reach, enter, or get to.
2. Easy to obtain or get hold of.
3. Easy to understand or enjoy.
4. Designed so that people with disabilities can use it.

## Examples
- The village is easily accessible by train.
- Most students now have a computer easily accessible at home.
- She has a gift for making difficult science accessible to ordinary readers.
- They rebuilt the entrance to make the museum accessible to wheelchair users.

## Antonyms
- inaccessible

## Derived Forms
- accessibility
- accessibleness
- accessibly
- bioaccessible
- handicapped-accessible
- immunoaccessible
- nonaccessible
- unaccessible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accessibilis

## Etymology
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access + -ible.

## AI Etymology
Accessible is first attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access plus -ible. The suffix -able or -ible gives the formation a passive or potential value, marking something capable of being, suitable for being, or worthy of the action named by equivalent to access. In use as an adjective, accessible denotes easy to reach, enter, or get to, easy to obtain or get hold of, and easy to understand or enjoy. The same word family continues in derived forms such as accessibility, accessibleness, accessibly, and bioaccessible.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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