accessibility

American  

[ak-ses-uh-bil-uh-tee] / ækˌsɛs əˈbɪl ə ti /

noun

• accessibilities
  plural

1. the quality of being easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, use, or understand.

   Transportation in boats, land vehicles, and eventually aircraft dramatically increased the accessibility of most locations on the planet.

   What is most immediately noticeable about the music is its accessibility.

2. the quality of being usable, reachable, obtainable, etc..

   The closeness and accessibility of the moon allow us to operate there in a way that is not possible with other space destinations.

   The Open Access policy establishes the company’s expectations relating to the public accessibility of data from research done by staff members or outside contractors.

3. the quality of being suitable or adapted for use by people with disabilities.

   Undoubtedly, tourism and travel revenues will come to depend more and more on adequate accessibility as the number of senior and disabled visitors grows in the coming decades.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unaccessibility
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• accessibilities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of accessibility

accessibl(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Explanation

Accessibility is approachability. One of the things you may want to consider in a job is the accessibility of the managers. If you have a concern, are they available to help, or are they always in meetings or "at lunch"? Accessibility also refers to the quality of being available when needed. You like the accessibility of the company's customer service because you don't have to wait endlessly on hold in hopes of reaching a human being. Accessibility also refers to how easily a disabled person can negotiate part of a building or structure. The stadium had wheelchair accessibility with ramps and a special seating area.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

accessibility accessibilities

They said new measures had been introduced to help deaf patients, including strengthening awareness and accessibility arrangements to ensure patients' communication needs were better met.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

LA28 said in a statement it is focused on building upon UCLA’s existing accessibility foundation while exploring additional modifications and services to support Paralympic athletes and team officials, such as temporary ramps and modified restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

It found that, in some fire-prone ecosystems, protected areas experience larger burned areas and higher fire severity than comparable unprotected forests, largely associated with greater fuel loads and reduced accessibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“It offers strong investment opportunities, a desirable lifestyle all year-round and global accessibility out of Miami Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was also clear that the topic of distracted driving went well beyond the accessibility of technology in cars.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

I think that would be explained perhaps by his feeling in them as an old equalitarian certain accessibilities quand même.

From A Small Boy and Others by Henry James

Every day of the journey from London had released them or deprived them—she hardly knew which—of a multitude of petty comforts and easy accessibilities.

From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

There must be accessibilities I can only suspect, and accessibilities of which I know nothing.

From God the Invisible King by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Related Words

• convenience