accessible

American  

[ak-ses-uh-buhl, ik-] / ækˈsɛs ə bəl, ɪk- /

adjective

1. easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.

2. able to be used, entered, reached, etc..

   an accessible road; accessible Mayan ruins.

3. suitable for disabled people to reach, enter, or use, as a result of design modifications: modified controllers to make video games accessible.

   wheelchair-accessible vans;

   modified controllers to make video games accessible.

4. readily understandable.

   Students may believe that poetry is not accessible because of its metaphorical language.

5. obtainable; attainable.

   accessible evidence.

6. open to the influence of (usually followed byto ).

   accessible to bribery.

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accessible British  

/ əkˈsɛsəbəl /

adjective

1. easy to approach, enter, use, or understand

2. likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to

3. obtainable; available

4. easy for disabled people to enter or use

5. logic (of a possible world) surveyable from some other world so that the truth value of statements about it can be known. A statement possibly p is true in a world W if and only if p is true in some worlds accessible to W

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Other Word Forms

• accessibility noun
• accessibly adverb
• nonaccessible adjective
• preaccessible adjective
• unaccessible adjective
• unaccessibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of accessible

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, Middle French, from Late Latin accessibilis; access, -ible

Example Sentences

This bottling, from the challenging 2024 vintage, is quite accessible now.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re working day in and day out to make the Games more accessible than ever to the millions of people who want to get involved in a meaningful way.”

From Los Angeles Times

For those using public transport, the Etihad Stadium tram stop is a short walk from the venue, which is also accessible via several Bee Network bus services.

From BBC

But both the hotel and the area where he was arrested are easily accessible from the Metro Expo rail line.

From Los Angeles Times

I like that place just because it’s very accessible.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• available
• handy
• reachable
• usable