accessible
Americanadjective
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easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
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able to be used, entered, reached, etc..
an accessible road; accessible Mayan ruins.
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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.
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readily understandable.
Students may believe that poetry is not accessible because of its metaphorical language.
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obtainable; attainable.
accessible evidence.
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open to the influence of (usually followed byto ).
accessible to bribery.
adjective
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easy to approach, enter, use, or understand
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likely to be affected by; open to; susceptible to
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obtainable; available
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easy for disabled people to enter or use
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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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of accessible
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, Middle French, from Late Latin accessibilis; see origin at access, -ible
Explanation
Accessible can mean easy to get to. If the mall is easily accessible, you might be tempted to spend a lot of money on your lunch breaks. The "within reach" definition of the adjective accessible does not just refer to physical distance. A person can be accessible if they are approachable and friendly. A celebrity that is accessible probably signs a lot of autographs and grants interviews. The word can also describe something that is easily understood. You might need to read a plot summary of a long convoluted novel — to make it more accessible or easy to follow.
Vocabulary lists containing accessible
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Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The NSR is believed to be accessible only during the time of year when the ice is melted enough to allow transits without icebreakers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
On the other hand, many regional or less-selective schools have become even more accessible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It said public services were legally required to support people with their accessible communication needs, which might be due to a disability, neurodivergence or English not being their first language.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
It’s especially gentle and accessible to people with disabilities, those healing injuries and older adults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Recordings have made music accessible everywhere: TV, radio, CDs, Internet, video games, personal music players, etc.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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