accessible
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States//əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl//
Easy of access or approach.
adjective
- 1
Easy of access or approach.
an accessible town or mountain
At first sight it would seem that the deep interior of the sun and stars is less accessible to scientific investigation than any other region of the universe.
- 2
Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
an accessible website
accessible public transport
As well as the boom in off-peak leisure numbers, "there has been a big spike in passenger assistance - that's really taken off as well", he continues. "We're probably victims of our own success because we promote this more than we ever used to. We promote how accessible the railways are. I think that this area has more than doubled from pre-COVID levels.
- 3
Easy to get along with.
- 4
Open to the influence of.
Minds accessible to reason.
- 5
Obtainable; to be got at.
The materials, however, which are at present accessible, are sufficient for the construction of a narrative not to be read without shame and loathing.
- 6
Easily understood or appreciated.
But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk.
- 7
Capable of being used or seen.
Etymology
First attested in 1400, from French, from Late Latin accessibilis, from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”), equivalent to access + -ible.
Forms
- comparative
- more accessible
- superlative
- most accessible