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

“It’s relatively inexpensive and it’s relatively accessible,” said Heather Mair, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo.

From Los Angeles Times

Our critic called it “intimate and accessible,” writing that “‘Amahl’ balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Part of the reason for the streaming success of “KPop Demon Hunters” music in the U.S., of course, is that it came wrapped up in an easily accessible film that kids obsessed over.

From The Wall Street Journal

“AI makes better malware more accessible to more people, and that sucks,” said Trevor Hilligoss, former FBI Cyber Task force agent and current senior vice president at security firm SpyCloud Labs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The aesthetic—defined by color, self-expression and a kind of accessible euphoria—reflects a generational move toward communities built through presence rather than platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• available
• handy
• reachable
• usable