accessible

[ ak-ses-uh-buhl, ik- ]

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 by to ):

   accessible to bribery.

accessible

/ əkˈsɛsəbəl /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• acˌcessiˈbility, noun
• acˈcessibly, adverb

Other Words From

• ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty [ak-ses-, uh, -, bil, -, uh, -tee, ik-], noun
• ac·ces·si·bly adverb
• non·ac·ces·si·ble adjective
• pre·ac·ces·si·ble adjective
• un·ac·ces·si·ble adjective
• un·ac·ces·si·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of accessible¹

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

Example Sentences

As both cosmetic dermatology information and procedures become more accessible in the digital age, the need for greater awareness, patient education and regulation become more necessary.

From Science Daily

"We need to make this seaweed additive or any feed additive more accessible to grazing cattle to make cattle farming more sustainable while meeting the global demand for meat."

From Science Daily

Markets are thus not easily accessible and become fragmented.

From Salon

That beach was once designated for “colored only” and was one of the limited coastal spaces accessible to Black people for swimming and leisure during segregation.

From New York Times

It remains unclear whether the levels of radiation are compatible for a publicly accessible space.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• available
• handy
• reachable
• usable