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

They help arrange travel, which can cost thousands of dollars, and provide funding for people who need to access care in states where abortion care is no longer accessible.

From Salon

A GoFund me has raised almost £50,000, which will be used to convert their family house to make it more accessible, physiotherapy and psychotherapy, and a part-time carer.

From BBC

Equally important, he wanted the process widely accessible.

From Salon

He was incredibly accessible to his players, chiding them if they failed to stop by his office and say hello if they were wandering around Heritage Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

Some were worried the earlier announced changes would degrade or fundamentally alter the programs — while others applauded the relaxed admissions criteria as a step toward making them more accessible.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• available
• handy
• reachable
• usable