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ac·ces·si·ble  (k-ss-bl)
adj.
1. Easily approached or entered.
2. Easily obtained: accessible money.
3. Easy to talk to or get along with: an accessible manager.
4. Easily swayed or influenced: accessible to flattery.

ac·cessi·bili·ty, ac·cessi·ble·ness n.
ac·cessi·bly adv.

accessible
Adjective
1. easy to approach, enter, or use
2. easy to understand: the most accessible opera by Wagner
accessibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.accessibleaccessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"
convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
2.accessibleaccessible - capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
3.accessibleaccessible - easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"
available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
4.accessibleaccessible - easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"
approachable - easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person"

accessible
adjective handy, near, nearby, at hand, within reach, at your fingertips, at your fingertips, reachable, achievable, get-at-able (informal) a hop, skip and a jump away << OPPOSITE inaccessible
Translations
accessible [ækˈsɛsəbl] adjaccesible
accessible [ækˈsɛsəbl] access adjaccessible
accessible [ækˈsɛsəbl] access adjerreichbar;
(knowledge, art etc) → zugänglich
accessible [ækˈsɛsəbl] adjaccessibile


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German and Spanish are accessible to foreigners: English is not accessible even to Englishmen.
With books so inexpensive and accessible to all as they are to-day, no one need run any risks of marrying the wrong woman.
Often had I pondered on the odd instructions he had left me governing the construction of his mighty tomb, and especially those parts which directed that he be laid in an OPEN casket and that the ponderous mechanism which controlled the bolts of the vault's huge door be accessible ONLY FROM THE INSIDE.
 
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